How to Use witness stand in a Sentence

witness stand

noun
  • Starr said on the witness stand.
    Cbs Texas Staff, CBS News, 4 June 2026
  • The witness stand will be moved in front of the judge’s bench.
    Edmund H. Mahony, courant.com, 21 Sep. 2020
  • During her two days on the witness stand.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2025
  • During her two days on the witness stand.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Dec. 2025
  • Her brothers each spent more than a day on the witness stand.
    Jennifer Peltz, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2023
  • He was not asked to provide his last name on the witness stand.
    CBS News, 18 Mar. 2022
  • Gannon agreed to all of this and stepped down from the witness stand.
    Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 21 May 2025
  • Rocha never took the witness stand .
    Pj Green october 9, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
  • On the witness stand, Woodruff began to cry.
    Jennifer Gonnerman, New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Three of these people appeared on the witness stand last week.
    Jim Derogatis, The New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2021
  • The bailiff reached over the witness stand to push the barrel toward the floor.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 5 Mar. 2024
  • Rocha never took the witness stand in the trial.
    Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Depp may be called to return to the witness stand this week as the trial winds down.
    Lisa Respers France, CNN, 23 May 2022
  • Weinstein’s lawyers put me through hell on the witness stand.
    Nouran Salahieh, CNN, 20 Dec. 2022
  • Weinstein's lawyers put me through hell on the witness stand.
    Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 20 Dec. 2022
  • But the girl, who was 12 at the time of the trial, took the witness stand.
    Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Marquez, his ex-wife and ex-mother-in-law were among those who took the witness stand.
    oregonlive, 13 Nov. 2020
  • Burns was on the witness stand for almost five hours Tuesday.
    Heather Nolan, NOLA.com, 20 Aug. 2017
  • The same went for witnesses who approached and sat in the witness stand.
    oregonlive, 7 Oct. 2020
  • During her turn on the witness stand, Heard told her side of the story.
    Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2022
  • In all, Ware was on the witness stand for less than 15 minutes.
    Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2022
  • Bonasoro held up Fitzsimmons' gun up while on the witness stand.
    Penny Kmitt, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Myles took the witness stand Tuesday, wearing a blue dress shirt and black slacks.
    Marie Simoneaux, NOLA.com, 27 Feb. 2018
  • Meade, who did not take the witness stand during the trial, pleaded not guilty.
    Deena Zaru, ABC News, 7 May 2026
  • Williams looked at Prater, who sat about 10 feet away in the witness stand, and shook his head.
    Dallas News, 27 July 2021
  • Lanez, who chose not to take the witness stand during the trial, pleaded not guilty to all three charges.
    Deena Zaru, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2023
  • The defense later questioned Mann on the witness stand for a third day.
    NBC News, 4 Feb. 2020
  • Derulo is set to return to the witness stand on Friday.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Why not fess up, take the witness stand, hire Pauline to defend her, and reap the fame that ensues?
    Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2023
  • When Mann returned to the witness stand, Illuzzi walked over to her.
    Ken Auletta, The New Yorker, 30 May 2022

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