witness stand

NOUN

place for witness testimony

Synonyms

WEAK

dock testimony box witness box

Example Sentences

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Being able to call on some high-powered support from the witness stand hasn't stopped the questions about Altman's trusthworthiness.

From BBC • May 15, 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

“It would appear so,” she said from the witness stand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Instead of doing the normal things a high school girl did, she had had to remain that thirteen-year-old girl on the witness stand.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides