bear witness
idiom
1
: to show that something exists or is true
—+ to
His success bears witness to the value of hard work.
Rising ticket sales bear witness to the band's popularity.
2
formal
: to make a statement saying that one saw or knows something
asked to bear witness to the facts
She was accused of bearing false witness at the trial.
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And the mirror bearing witness, shining ecstatically.
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Mona Awad, New Yorker, 20 July 2025
Shari's raunchier moments with Lamb Chop are particularly precious to Mallory, who got to bear witness growing up and later coming to work with her mom on Lamb Chop's Play-Along and The Charlie Horse Music Pizza.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 16 July 2025
His lens bore witness to humanity's darkest injustices and most profound resilience.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
Madeline Potter celebrates the resilience and beauty of the Roma, while bearing witness to the trauma of fairly relentless persecution.
—Gabrielle Bellot, Literary Hub, 8 July 2025
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Mona Awad, New Yorker, 20 July 2025
Shari's raunchier moments with Lamb Chop are particularly precious to Mallory, who got to bear witness growing up and later coming to work with her mom on Lamb Chop's Play-Along and The Charlie Horse Music Pizza.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 16 July 2025
His lens bore witness to humanity's darkest injustices and most profound resilience.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
Madeline Potter celebrates the resilience and beauty of the Roma, while bearing witness to the trauma of fairly relentless persecution.
—Gabrielle Bellot, Literary Hub, 8 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for bear witness
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“Bear witness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bear%20witness. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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