testify

Example Sentences

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Witnesses flew from Brazil to testify that his ex-girlfriend, 24-year-old Ana Claudia Dos Santos, went missing in Brazil after breaking up with him.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Gus must decide: Should she testify in Jean’s defense?

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

District Judge Zahid Quraishi to unload on career prosecutors last Monday, throwing one out of the courtroom and ordering the “triumvirate” to testify under oath about their illegal leadership structure.

From Slate • Mar. 24, 2026

What many saw was a cautious career prosecutor who was forced to testify under duress and who deflected questions from both Democrats and Republicans by referring repeatedly to his voluminous report.

From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026

The jails were full of them, a warden later would testify.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson