eyewitness

Definition of eyewitnessnext
as in witness
a person who sees something happen and is able to describe it The police are hoping to locate an eyewitness to the shooting.

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Recent Examples of eyewitness Every image and person in the film is generated using AI video tools and based on journalistic reports, photographs and eyewitness accounts, the announcement said. Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 27 May 2026 For Dreams of Violets, every image and person in the film is AI generated, but the dramatizations are based on journalistic reports, photographs and eyewitness accounts from which AI video models were used. Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2026 This perceptive and sophisticated text offered the most informative medical account of the Black Death written by an eyewitness. Literary Hub, 27 May 2026 The recent Mother’s Day confrontation at Arthur’s Prime Steakhouse in Little Rock arrived accompanied by cellphone footage, influencer commentary, competing eyewitness narratives, reaction videos and enough online forensic analysis to qualify as a minor branch of cable-news jurisprudence. Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 23 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for eyewitness
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  • The witness directed responding officers to Parking Structure 8, where Akindahunsi was taken into custody.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
  • Newsom’s office said Thursday that the state is providing assistance to victims, family members and witnesses of the mosque shooting.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2026

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“Eyewitness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eyewitness. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.

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