eyewitness
noun
eye·wit·ness
ˈī-ˈwit-nəs 
: one who sees an occurrence or an object
especially
: one who gives a report on what he or she has seen
Examples of eyewitness in a Sentence
The police are hoping to locate an eyewitness to the shooting.
He was able to give an eyewitness account of the shooting.
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In addition, the film will include eyewitness accounts from more than a dozen survivors, as well as footage taken by both the victims and the Hamas assailants.
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 16 May 2024
The doc also includes eyewitness accounts from those survivors, as well as footage captured by other victims and Hamas.
—Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2024
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 16 May 2024
The doc also includes eyewitness accounts from those survivors, as well as footage captured by other victims and Hamas.
—Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for eyewitness
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“Eyewitness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eyewitness. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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eyewitness
noun
eye·wit·ness
-ˈwit-nəs
: a person who sees an occurrence and is able to give a report of it
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