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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The author who writes after great catastrophe frequently assumes the angel’s position: Many historical novels float above history, bearing witness but drawing simple lessons, or casting dogmatic judgment, from the safe vantage of the present.
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Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 24 Mar. 2025
Their commitment to bearing witness under extraordinary circumstances represents the highest ideals of our profession.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2025
In the Americas alone more than one billion people in 35 countries could bear witness to the total lunar eclipse that played out overhead from late night Thursday to the early hours of Friday.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 14 Mar. 2025
With the Construction Nudes series Little inadvertently bore witness to theend of a more innocent era for gay culture as the AIDS crisis arrived and took many lives.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
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Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 24 Mar. 2025
Their commitment to bearing witness under extraordinary circumstances represents the highest ideals of our profession.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2025
In the Americas alone more than one billion people in 35 countries could bear witness to the total lunar eclipse that played out overhead from late night Thursday to the early hours of Friday.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 14 Mar. 2025
With the Construction Nudes series Little inadvertently bore witness to theend of a more innocent era for gay culture as the AIDS crisis arrived and took many lives.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 11 Mar. 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 11 Apr. 2025.
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