Witness means Attestation of a fact or event; testimony. This page lists 20 example sentences from real texts, plus synonyms like observer or viewer.
Witness meaning
- Attestation of a fact or event; testimony.
- One who sees or has personal knowledge of something.
- Someone called to give evidence in a court.
Example sentences (20)
Africa continues to witness the rise in the number of men and women who self-declare to have anointment from God.
A driver struck a mother pushing her baby in a stroller in Ballston yesterday morning, police and a witness say.
After gathering evidence and witness statements, the accused was arrested and taken to the Grassy Park police station.
According to a garda witness, Mr Suchowiecka had four previous convictions, including one charge of blackmail.
According to the witness, the regions, are; North America, South America, Asia, Africa, Oceania and Europe.
A fourth witness said: “I saw a lot of blood and heard a man was stabbed in front of people in the middle of the afternoon.
A biker who suffered serious injuries in a crash five days ago remains in hospital as police have launched a witness appeal.
According to police and witness statements, Petyoshin proceeded to demand employees to place over $20,000 into a Walmart bag.
Abubakar said: “We are grateful to Allah for giving us this opportunity to be here, congratulate one of us and witness this occasion”.
All of Sami’s friends, family, his wife, his kid, all of them get to witness Roman show what happens when you mess with the Bloodline.
According to initial investigations, a witness reported smelling a foul odour behind the house.
And if you need a witness to certify that you’ve completed your ballot, don’t return it without a witness signature.
Although informally a witness includes whoever perceived the event, in law, a witness is different from an informant.
The identity of the witness was not revealed and court records show that information on that witness was sealed.
Not everyone wants to be a witness but a potential witness is anyone present, or in the vicinity of the scene.
Recalling a witness means calling a witness, who has already given testimony in a proceeding, to give further testimony.
Was the witness candid, frank, and forthright; or, did the witness seem to be evasive or suspect in some way?
Two factors were taken into account: a witness's knowledge in the area; and a witness's "moral constitution".
After getting a phone call from Goodale, a witness later picked up Goodale and Miller as they walked to town on that road, investigators say.
He continued, "Any witness who has information about whether that is true or not true is a relevant witness.
Phrases with witness
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with witness
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the witness 64×
- to witness 28×
- witness to 23×
- witness the 15×
- witness told 14×
- as witness 12×
- witness is 10×
- another witness 10×
- witness in 10×
- and witness 9×
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