witness

Definition:
1. Someone who sees an event and reports what happened.
2. A person who gives evidence in court.

Use 'witness' in a sentence:

1. Only one witness could make a positive identification.
2. The prosecution did its best to undermine the credibility of the witness.
3. She was shocked by the violent scenes she had witnessed.
4. His girlfriend had gone into the witness box and taken the oath.
5. There is some inconsistency between the witnesses' evidence and their earlier statements.
6. The judge appeared to nod off yesterday while a witness was being cross-examined.
7. A vital witness came forward to say that she saw Tanner wearing the boots.
8. Police asked passers-by if they had witnessed the accident.
9. She said it before witnesses.
10. No witnesses have come forward.
11. The witness's descriptions were too imprecise to be of any real value.
12. It was the quickest swimming lesson I'd ever witnessed.
13. The judge reminded the witness that he was still under oath.
14. Ask a friend to witness your signature.
15. This witness has committed perjury and no reliance can be placed on her evidence.
16. In the next three or four days, eleven witnesses will be called to testify.
17. He has been witness to a terrible murder.
18. The disappearance of a vital witness added a new twist to the case.
19. He proved overconfident on the witness stand, misremembering a key piece of evidence.
20. They believed the witnesses had been coached on what to say.
21. The witness was cross-examined for over two hours.
22. The retail trade is witnessing a sharp fall in sales.
23. His defence says it has found a new witness to back his claim that he is a victim of mistaken identity.
24. We are now witnessing an unprecedented increase in violent crime.
25. James Spencer, prosecuting, claimed that the witness was lying.
26. Before giving evidence, witnesses in court have to take the oath.
27. The evidence was corroborated by two independent witnesses.
28. Her report of what happened tallied exactly with the story of another witness.
29. The other witnesses will bear out what I say.
30. Judge Ito said that if his wife was called as a witness, he would step down as trial judge.
31. His good health is a witness to the success of the treatment.
32. He is expected to be the key witness at the trial.
33. There are several witnesses who will testify for the defence.
34. Authentic Italian cooking is very healthy—witness the low incidence of heart disease in Italy.
35. The lawyer's apparently innocent question was designed to catch the witness off guard.
36. There was collusion between the two witnesses.
37. He took the stand as the first witness.
38. Police have appealed for witnesses to the accident.
39. We have a witness who would swear to it in a court of law.
40. The lawyer's apparently innocent question was designed to catch the witness off (his) guard.
41. Anyone who witnessed the attack should call the police.
42. He has been asked to appear as a witness for the defence.
43. The court subpoenaed her to appear as a witness.
44. India has witnessed many political changes in recent years.
45. My teacher agreed to be a character witness for me in court.
46. He was a witness for the prosecution.
47. The convictions rest solely on disputed witness and confessional statements.
48. The witness was clearly lying through his teeth.
49. There has been increasing interest in her life and work, as witnessed by the publication of two new biographies.
50. He did not witness her execution, yet he and the others are complicit in her death.
51. The police have issued an appeal for witnesses.
52. Police have appealed for witnesses to come forward.
53. Police have appealed for anyone who witnessed the incident to contact them.
54. The police need a witness to make a positive ID.
55. He was one of the witnesses at our wedding.
56. Recent years have witnessed a growing social mobility.
57. He is trying to improperly influence a witness.
58. The witness's story was not supported by the evidence.
59. Flynn often testifies as an expert witness in court cases.
60. Authentic Italian cooking is very healthy ─ witness the low incidence of heart disease in Italy.
61. The huge attendance figures for the exhibition witness to a healthy interest in modern art.