witness

[ˈwɪtnəs]

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.