bear witness

Example Sentences

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And some simply bear witness to the grief that, almost a year later, still bubbles up.

From Los Angeles Times

Most students who bear witness to school shootings will have "at least some" of the symptoms of post-traumatic stress, Lazarus said.

From Salon

He was touring to support his 2018 album “MITH,” but the venue was only blocks away from the cathedral and he wanted to bear witness.

From Washington Post

When the last survivor of Oradour dies, Mr. Hébras added, “who will be here to keep alive the memory, to bear witness?”

From Washington Post

“I come to you bearing witness of a broken heart,” Dixon said.

From New York Times