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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This can also entail bearing witness, including by accompanying those most targeted with abusive government tactics.
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Shelley Inglis, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2025
Even those who didn’t join the bike ride came to bear witness.
—Suzette Hackney, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
Thousands of regular Delta citizens bore witness to the baleen giant’s freshwater detour.
—Helen Harlan, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Only the paintings bore witness to her intense, solitary writing sessions, conducted in the studio by night, Stein flicking the pages of her notebooks with hardly a pause, until dawn birdsong disturbed her concentration.
—Francesca Wade, Air Mail, 4 Oct. 2025
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Shelley Inglis, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2025
Even those who didn’t join the bike ride came to bear witness.
—Suzette Hackney, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
Thousands of regular Delta citizens bore witness to the baleen giant’s freshwater detour.
—Helen Harlan, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Only the paintings bore witness to her intense, solitary writing sessions, conducted in the studio by night, Stein flicking the pages of her notebooks with hardly a pause, until dawn birdsong disturbed her concentration.
—Francesca Wade, Air Mail, 4 Oct. 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 31 Oct. 2025.
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