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

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The fact that the show’s truest symbol of security and comfort, the charcuterie board, bears witness to this story, which penetrates the walls of Whitney’s safe haven and leaves her children’s mouths agape, is an incredible little detail. —Kinsey Jasnoch, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024

Indelible characters, taut prose, deft pacing, and resonant questions about bearing witness make this a winner. —Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Dec. 2024

Together, the Knightdale community cleaned up the burial ground and raised funds to purchase a historical marker—an act of bearing witness. —Sade Green, TIME, 4 Dec. 2024

But perhaps the most powerful insight of Sand-Catcher is that the call to bear witness shouldn’t supersede the right to privacy. —Bekah Waalkes, The Atlantic, 5 Dec. 2024