eyewitness
a person who actually sees some act, occurrence, or thing and can give a firsthand account of it: There were two eyewitnesses to the murder.
to view with one's own eyes: to eyewitness a murder.
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How to use eyewitness in a sentence
An eyewitness spotted Boever walking along the north shoulder shortly before the crash.
South Dakota AG to Cop to Traffic Misdemeanors After Killing a Man | Justin Rohrlich, Tom Lawrence | August 25, 2021 | The Daily BeastWhat triggered the deadly flood has been a mystery — but after amassing evidence from satellite images, seismic records and eyewitness accounts, a team of over 50 scientists now say they have solved the case.
Scientists have found the origins of a mysterious, deadly flood in India | Carolyn Gramling | June 10, 2021 | Science NewsShe returned to old crime scenes on her nights and weekends to double-check eyewitness accounts, sometimes bringing her spouse along for safety.
With 12 men exonerated, the force behind Maryland’s Innocence Project hangs it up | Tim Prudente | June 3, 2021 | Washington PostAfter an image of the incident surfaced, however, along with an eyewitness allegation that the crew had illegally fed the animals, the backlash was swift.
Otherwise, we might not fully believe the eyewitnesses who still describe Bad Brains as the greatest live band to ever visit our plane.
Obama said, through laughter, according to an eyewitness report of the meeting in The Telegraph.
When Your Royalty Met Ours: Kate Meets Bey Courtside | Tom Sykes | December 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMr Obama said, through laughter, according to an eyewitness report of the meeting in The Telegraph.
The framing was that I had the power to stop a criminal by putting him behind bars through direct eyewitness testimony.
Rage Against GamerGate’s Hate Machine: What I Got For Speaking Up | Arthur Chu | November 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOne eyewitness reported seeing the police force students out of another bus at gunpoint.
With them go our only eyewitness accounts of the real effects of nuclear war.
Truman’s Grandson & Japan’s A-Bomb Survivors: A Story of Reconciliation | Clifton Truman Daniel | August 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThen, having finished the eyewitness part of his task, he recalled a section of road over which he had passed, and pushed.
Insidekick | Jesse Franklin BoneNever mind; let us talk of cut and thrust, as though I were an eyewitness.
Amphitryon | Moliere"A grand spectacle for an unconcerned eyewitness," said an officer to his neighbor.
The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) | Charles James LeverA calmer eyewitness quite absolves the Bude men from all blame—to render more help had been impossible.
The Cornwall Coast | Arthur L. SalmonCalamities of which he himself was at once an eyewitness and a most faithful recorder.
Reflections on the Rise and Fall of the Ancient Republicks | Edward Wortley Montagu
British Dictionary definitions for eyewitness
/ (ˈaɪˌwɪtnɪs) /
a person present at an event who can describe what happened
(as modifier): an eyewitness account
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