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 The new release consists of 161 files, most of which are PDFs recounting investigative reports and eyewitness testimonials (including from a few Apollo astronauts, who saw some strange things near the moon). Mike Wall, Space.com, 8 May 2026 The conviction turned largely on eyewitness testimony that has since been recanted and scientific evidence that has since been debunked. Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2026 After a bomb levels an apartment complex where Paul lives with his fam, Paul’s daughter Poe (Billie Boullet), an eyewitness to that carnage, becomes the target of vicious drug cartels who want her outta the picture. Randy Myers, Mercury News, 7 May 2026 Some of the workers were from a Disney cruise that had just docked, according to an eyewitness who had just disembarked from the ship. Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for eyewitness
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  • There can’t be many people who have seen more of the world than Attenborough has, and borne witness to more cycles of creation and destruction.
    Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
  • According to court documents, witnesses told police that Smith and another person were walking south on North Holmes near the entrance to the apartment complex when Crosby and two others approached them, yelling.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2026

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“Eyewitness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eyewitness. Accessed 14 May. 2026.

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