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Testifies is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Testifies meaning

third-person singular simple present indicative of testify

Using Testifies

  • The main meaning on this page is: third-person singular simple present indicative of testify
  • In the example corpus, testifies often appears in combinations such as: testifies before, testifies to, testifies during.

Context around Testifies

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 10 start, 8 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

oakland 1× barr 1× fletcher 1× wray 1× dejoy 1× tinsley 1× pappas 1× cardona 1× powell 1× biden 1×

Often after:

dec 1× last 1× prosecutors 1× thursday 1×

Sentence patterns with Testifies

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

before she testifies 1× christopher wray testifies dec 5 1× cohen left testifies on the 1× d md testifies during the 1× donald trump testifies thursday in 1× evangelists easily testifies 1× he testifies that he 1× he testifies that it 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

he testifies that 2× bishop henry c 1× education secretary miguel 1× fed vice chair 1× federal reserve chair 1× if hunter biden 1×

Common sentence endings:

in washington dc 2× an additional witness 1× and forced removal 1× and his family 1× before she testifies 1× evangelists easily testifies 1×

Words around Testifies

Just before it in the word index:

testifiers 7 testified 1.175 testicular 56 testicles 63 testicle 26 testi 2

Just after it in the word index:

testify 879 testifying 275 testily 2 testilying 2 testimonia 3 testimonial 67

Similar in corpus frequency:

admiring 128 aerosol 128 angolan 128 arya 128 babatunde 128 balmoral 128

Corpus analysis for Testifies

  • In this selection, "testifies" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 19.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, oakland, barr, fletcher, dec, last and prosecutors stand out and add context to how "testifies" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include before she testifies and christopher wray testifies dec 5. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "testifies" sits close to words such as admiring, aerosol and angolan, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with testifies

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Tinsley testifies, “I knew he had money. (7 words)

V Pappas testifies last year in Washington, DC. (8 words)

He testifies that he did not gather those up. (9 words)

Longer example sentences

Pictured: FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies Dec. 5 before the Senate Judiciary Committee in a hearing room at the Hart Senate Office Building, site of the gay sex depicted in a video that led to the staffer's firing. (39 words)

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) testifies during the first hearing of the Weaponization of the Federal Government subcommittee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on February 09, 2023 in Washington, DC. (34 words)

Ms Fletcher testifies that in her opinion the item of clothing was either in the vicinity of a discharged firearm or came into contact with an object with GSR on it. (31 words)

Example sentences (20)

Bishop Henry C. Williams, of Oakland, testifies during the Reparations Task Force meeting in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, March 29, 2023.

Fed vice chair for supervision Michael Barr testifies during a hearing on recent bank failures last month.

He testifies that he did not gather those up.

He testifies that it was humid that night and there was dew on the ground.

Ms Fletcher testifies that in her opinion the item of clothing was either in the vicinity of a discharged firearm or came into contact with an object with GSR on it.

Pictured: FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies Dec. 5 before the Senate Judiciary Committee in a hearing room at the Hart Senate Office Building, site of the gay sex depicted in a video that led to the staffer's firing.

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy testifies during a House Oversight Subcommittee on Government Operations and Federal Workforce hearing in May.

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) testifies during the first hearing of the Weaponization of the Federal Government subcommittee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on February 09, 2023 in Washington, DC.

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Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., testifies before a House Judiciary Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 20, 2023.

She said yesterday, “Whether or not Trump testifies again tomorrow, we have already proven that he committed years of financial fraud and unjustly enriched himself and his family.

Tinsley testifies, “I knew he had money.

V Pappas testifies last year in Washington, DC.

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona testifies during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing April 30 on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testifies before the Senate Banking Committee.

If Hunter Biden testifies, prosecutors indicated they may call an additional witness.

In the specific case of Native Americans, skeletal analysis testifies to the violent effects of US military campaigns and forced removal.

In this courtroom sketch, Donald Trump testifies Thursday in Federal Court in New York as Judge Lewis Kaplan, left, listens.

Michael Cohen, left, testifies on the witness stand in Manhattan criminal court, Monday, May 13, 2024, in New York.

Religion is the ultimate show as the plethora of radio, TV and auditoria evangelists easily testifies.

Sharon asks Suki and Kathy to check in on Linda and show their support before she testifies.

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Common combinations with testifies

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "testifies" in a sentence?
An example: "Bishop Henry C. Williams, of Oakland, testifies during the Reparations Task Force meeting in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, March 29, 2023." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "testifies" from authentic English texts.
What does "testifies" mean?
Testifies means: third-person singular simple present indicative of testify
How many example sentences with "testifies" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "testifies", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.