bore witness
Example Sentences
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And so, as these fighters walked stone-faced to the octagon, we bore witness to the revolting spectacle of the troops saluting fighters.
From Slate • Jun. 16, 2026
And, of course, common people who bore witness.
From Salon • Jul. 17, 2025
Five years since 17-year-old Darnella Frazier stood on the curb outside Cup Foods, raised her phone, and bore witness to nine minutes and 29 seconds that would galvanize a global movement against racial inequality.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2025
If Maguire is a man who now faces a constant fight to prolong his England career, Hampden Park bore witness to a player with a golden future in front of him in Jude Bellingham.
From BBC • Sep. 12, 2023
Her mother wanted to call her Clara, but her grandmother did not believe in repeating names, because it created confusion in her notebooks that bore witness to life.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
