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
The landlord, who was 82, was the only eyewitness, and prosecutors wanted to hurry along the proceedings.
—CBS News, 15 Feb. 2025
Guests would offer up eyewitness stories on Bell’s show about alien counters, past lives, time travel and more X-File-like situations.
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The company also noted that eyewitness accounts indicate the free fall phase of Wick’s skydive appeared normal, with the parachute deploying as expected.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 27 Jan. 2025
But eyewitnesses to the fire said two house cats may have perished.
—Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Eyewitness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eyewitness. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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