corroborate

Example Sentences

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Federal prosecutors in Manhattan typically require cooperating witnesses to plead guilty to all the charges against them, corroborate the government’s allegations and admit to any other crimes they committed during their lifetime.

From The Wall Street Journal

Further checks showed no records of him under that date but matches were found for 1982 and were corroborated by updated documentation he provided.

From BBC

Stories of what happened following King’s death are not entirely corroborated, but Jackson claimed to have run back up to the balcony and held King as he was dying.

From Salon

While there are ways to further corroborate one’s identity, some experts warn the bureaucratic burden may turn people off registering altogether due to complications — preventing citizens from being able to cast a ballot.

From Salon

In response, the US government said Masud had freely provided a highly detailed insider account corroborated by other evidence from the case.

From BBC