- present participle of witness.
witnessing
Example Sentences
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By far the most common favorite memory among viewers was witnessing Jackie protect her young from fierce winter storms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Eye specialist David Jones, consultant ophthalmologist at the Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust, says this is his favourite way of witnessing an eclipse.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
“We are witnessing one of the most dynamic moments in modern construction history,” Leslie Duke, CEO of engineering, architecture and construction company Burns & McDonnell, wrote in an email.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Such discussions helped establish the difference between witnessing as a matter of civic responsibility and leering voyeurism.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
She would have stopped immediately had she not still been so completely bound to the notion that this was a bush, and that she was witnessing some trick of darkness and perspective.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
