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.

Examples of bear witness in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The goal is simple: to bear witness to what is occurring in Louisiana and try to get the rest of the country to pay attention. —Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 23 Oct. 2024

His photographs bore witness to the ways that Sarajevans suffered, with few resources at hand to defend themselves and keep themselves alive. —Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 16 Oct. 2024

But that didn’t stop more than 100,000 New Yorkers, who lined up to see the Nova Exhibition, honor the dead and bear witness to the largest terror attack ever perpetrated at a live music celebration. —Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024

Meanwhile, as part of the piece, two live snakes bore witness to it all; they were fed daily with one mouse. —Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 8 Sep. 2024