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bear witness

[ bair wit-nis ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

idiom

to serve as evidence that something is true or real:
Not everyone’s sobriety can bear witness to the effectiveness of rehab, but in her case it most certainly can.
to proclaim or demonstrate a devout belief in:
Who will join me in bearing witness to our Lord?
to testify; give or afford evidence, as in a court of law:
When the case went to trial, he reluctantly agreed to bear witness against his neighbor.

First recorded in 1300–50

The closing performance of Miley Cyrus was spectacular, in that it was fully a spectacle to bear witness to both on stage and off.

Their minds and bodies bear witness to unimaginable cruelty.

Each time we gather to inaugurate a president, we bear witness to the enduring strength of our Constitution.

With Empress of Fashion: A Life of Diana Vreeland, Stuart does more than celebrate and bear witness.

In Kassel, facing the grand Orangerie palace, Durant's bare-bones structure seems to bear witness to power gone wrong.

Mr. Howard Saunders also says he can bear witness to the egg-eating propensities of the Harriers.

The foregoing pages bear witness that I have not taken a sentence from any writer adverse to the Puritans.

The twin pillars Jachin and Boaz bear witness to this truth.

You will bear witness that I was always and most positively averse to the railroad being brought here?

The ruins bear witness that God's message was faithfully delivered by Ezekiel.

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