witness stand

Example Sentences

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Cuellar previously denied hearing about the allegations before Tipping’s death, but on the witness stand acknowledged that at the time he had already been made aware of them.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

But the jury rejected that defence when she took to the witness stand.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

He may have even made the prosecution look bad by undermining their preferred theory from the witness stand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

On the witness stand of a Pomona courtroom, the business owner told a bizarre and terrifying story.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025

I stepped into the witness stand, released my nervous breath and faced the court.

From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon