How to Use testimony in a Sentence

testimony

noun
  • It is testimony to her courage and persistence that she worked for so long in the face of such adversity.
  • The popularity of diet fads is a testimony to the fact that people want a quick fix for their health and weight problems.
  • There were contradictions in her testimony.
  • The jury heard 10 days of testimony.
  • The testimony, which came out in November 2019, marked the start of France’s #MeToo movement.
    Elizabeth Wagmeister, Variety, 16 May 2023
  • It was tied with expert testimony showing that snow might not fall in that area in the coming years.
    TIME, 12 Dec. 2023
  • Wright will take the stand on Tuesday; his testimony is expected to last up to six days.
    Joel Khalili, WIRED, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Chaos unfolds as witness takes the stand Holmes’ testimony was a major source of conflict for the state and the defense.
    Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 16 June 2024
  • The panel relied on the testimony of some of Trump’s top advisers to build its case as well as the public record.
    Julian Zelizer, CNN, 20 Dec. 2022
  • Her testimony took place a few days after the ninth anniversary of Beau Biden’s death.
    Zach Montague, New York Times, 6 June 2024
  • One of the bullets hit Rincon, whose eyes welled up during testimony, just above his left knee.
    Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Using the testimony of survivors, CCTV and mobile phone footage, the film tells the personal stories of some of the people who lived and many who died.
    Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Sep. 2024
  • Baldwin’s team filed a motion to dismiss the case after the second day of testimony.
    Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2024
  • The jury heard from a total of 20 witnesses over more than two weeks of testimony in the trial’s latest phase.
    Nicki Brown, CNN, 12 July 2023
  • Lehman asked the jury to remember the testimony of a federal agent, who said that guns can be stored in a variety of ways.
    Gina Kaufman, Detroit Free Press, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Later, when Stormy Daniels was on the stand, Trump’s reaction to her testimony once again prompted Merchan to summon his lawyers to the bench.
    Jill Colvin, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2024
  • Kuk declined to take the money, saying Chan should keep track of it, according to Wang’s testimony.
    David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
  • Now, the plaintiffs are hoping to obtain testimony from Breslow, Bolt and some of its new backers.
    Sarah Emerson, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
  • There have been numerous testimonies, the one of Adèle Haenel, which triggered many things, and more recently, the one by Judith Godrèche.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 3 Apr. 2024
  • According to testimony from the trial held last week before Ryba, Kennedy has slept in the Katonah home once in the last decade.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2024
  • His testimony was at odds with people who grew up in Libby and recall dust getting kicked up whenever the wind blew or a train rolled through the yard.
    Matthew Brown, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2024
  • Leeds’ testimony at the Carroll trial is part of Trump’s appeal, as the ex-president’s lawyers claim it should not have been allowed.
    Alison Durkee, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
  • His first book is a testimony of his resilience from the beginning of his career to his success today.
    Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 31 May 2024
  • The court ruled that the evidence did not meet the legal threshold for a new trial and made a finding that the testimony of Jeremy Scott was not credible.
    Alex Berenfeld, ABC News, 7 June 2024
  • The three Jane Does said — both at the sentencing and in testimony — that the church dissuaded them from reporting Masterson to the police.
    Elizabeth Wagmeister, Variety, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Taylor Swift came to prominence in a culture already changing to make room for such testimonies, if not — still — fully able to honor them.
    Ann Powers, NPR, 19 Apr. 2024
  • Bragg could use the testimony to prove that Trump could and would do anything to avoid prosecution for his behavior.
    Tori Otten, The New Republic, 3 Aug. 2023
  • At some point during the testimony, Special Judge Frances Gull called out members of the audience who were falling asleep.
    Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Oct. 2024
  • But all of them defied the order for testimony and documents.
    Arkansas Online, 20 Dec. 2022
  • During testimony a week ago, prosecutors had state witness Wunnie Lee, a rapper known as Slimelife Shawty, review social media posts in front of the jury.
    Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2024

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