witness stand

NOUN

place for witness testimony

Synonyms

WEAK

dock testimony box witness box

Example Sentences

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At times, Musk spent his days on the witness stand coming off as thin-skinned.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

OpenAI President Brockman, another early co-founder, will precede him on the witness stand.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

“This lawsuit is very simple: It is not OK to steal a charity,” Musk said on the witness stand on Tuesday.

From Slate • Apr. 30, 2026

The case was the first to get Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on the witness stand, where he defended Instagram’s safety record and lamented the difficulty of keeping youngsters off the app.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

One expert, an authority on how much structural strain a steel tank could bear before breaking apart, was on the witness stand for more than three weeks.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler