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.
Recent Examples on the Web
According to eyewitnesses, Daryna, 18, her sisters Yaryna, 21, and Emilia, 7, and their 43-year-old mother Yevhenia were killed while sheltering in the staircase of their residential building, the Ukrainian emergency services said.
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Ivana Kottasová and Svitlana Vlasova, CNN, 4 Sep. 2024
Lewis didn’t have any direct evidence — no gun, no eyewitnesses, no confession.
—Keith Sharon, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2024
Police used surveillance footage, eyewitness interviews and cellphone records to identify their suspect as 30-year-old Avante Bradley.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2024
One of the participants who sat at the table with a board that was smeared fell ill during the tournament, Baza reported citing eyewitnesses, adding that organizers called police after reviewing surveillance video that evening.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 8 Aug. 2024
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Ivana Kottasová and Svitlana Vlasova, CNN, 4 Sep. 2024
Lewis didn’t have any direct evidence — no gun, no eyewitnesses, no confession.
—Keith Sharon, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2024
Police used surveillance footage, eyewitness interviews and cellphone records to identify their suspect as 30-year-old Avante Bradley.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2024
One of the participants who sat at the table with a board that was smeared fell ill during the tournament, Baza reported citing eyewitnesses, adding that organizers called police after reviewing surveillance video that evening.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 8 Aug. 2024
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“Eyewitness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eyewitness. Accessed 19 Sep. 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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