bears witness
Example Sentences
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Sometimes it’s just an ordinary object that bears witness to something that mattered.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
“No one / bears witness for the / witness,” he writes in the 1967 poem “Ashglory.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
Heba Almaqadma, a 24-year-old Palestinian journalist, translator and writer surviving amid the ruins of Gaza City, bears witness with searing clarity:
From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2025
The rhythmic pounding of the hammer in 58-year-old Sadashiv Sanake's dimly lit workshop bears witness to the hard grind behind handcrafting the iconic Kolhapuri leather sandals.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2025
“All of creation bears witness to the Greatness of God!”
From "Night" by Elie Wiesel
