bear witness

Example Sentences

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"Suffice it to say, the trip was an honor. I had a chance to bear witness, and I witnessed the best of America," he said.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Logic dictates that England's role on Saturday will be to simply bear witness to France's title-winning coronation.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

“They are coming to Congress because we have the responsibility to not only bear witness to these crimes, but to do something to make sure they don’t happen again.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

“How are we going to do this?” she asks her husband Eliot, through whose eyes readers bear witness to the story.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

Like the Moon, they all bear witness to an age of impact catastrophism in the early history of the solar system.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan