How To Use Witness In A Sentence

Two more debates are scheduled in the coming weeks, one debate dealing with education and health will be held in Irbid next week and the final week before elections the southern city of Karak will witness a candidates debate on agriculture and development. Daoud Kuttab: Jordanian Candidate Uses Debate to Call for Curtailing King's Powers
When Connor sees that Michael's teenage son has witnessed the crime, it spells tragedy for the O'Sullivan family.
Burke's execution was witnessed by the novelist Sir Walter Scott, who sympathized with the general opinion that both men's wives had served as accomplices, and that the anatomists had been accessories to the murders.
Children in particular should not have to witness wholesale slaughter of animals to which they may have become very attached.
Her story didn't jibe with the witnesses'account.

Witnesses said that two Hispanic men were seen toting the garments away.
It seems that CSIS witnesses may have engaged in "prevarication," and that material germane to Harkat's legal defence has been withheld by CSIS for no good reason. Archive 2009-05-01
The two other witnesses interviewed are a former senior council official and a former lord mayor of Leicester. Times, Sunday Times
In fact what we have been witnessing in recent times is an extension of the state sector under the cloak of trying to ensure proper economic competition.
A teenager, scarred for life when she was bottled in the face in a nightclub row, is pleading for witnesses to come forward.
Some of the witnesses (those weariest among the number) even claimed to have caught a glimpse of that place. THE GREAT AND SECRET SHOW
Those with a hearty appetite for the whiz of bullets, the bang of artillery, dying declarations, famous last words, and eyewitness accounts of the face of battle will not be disappointed.
Witnesses said he appeared unsteady on his feet. The Sun
A witness reported seeing a masked man climb out and run off. Times, Sunday Times
As the tragedy unfolded, the eyewitness tried to find a lifebuoy.
ALLAHABAD - As the country marked the first anniversary of 26/11 Mumbai terrorist attacks, hundreds of people in Uttar Pradesh's Allahabad district turned up at the bank of the Ganga Thursday to witness the "hanging" of terrorist Mohammad Ajmal Amir Kasab. Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7
And I am dreading having to look the people who have witnessed my wretched performance in the eye over dinner. Times, Sunday Times
Prosecutors say he is tied to the crime by witnesses, blood spatters, ballistics and DNA analysis.
We turned north along the Shyok gorge and passed through some of the most incredible scenery that any of us had witnessed.
He did not witness her execution, yet he and the others are complicit in her death.
The mock-up design featured access by ramps to all raised spaces, including the judge's bench, witness stand, jury box, and clerk stations.
His efforts have turned up critical leads, brought forward witnesses and suggested potential persons of interest. Times, Sunday Times
He made the accusation in the presence of witnesses.
The committee has the authority to grant immunity to witnesses without the approval of the Justice Department.
He had witnessed diminutive bison with semicircular horns; animals "of a bluish lead color, about the size of a goat, with a head and beard like him, and a single horn, slightly inclined forward from the perpendicular"; and "a strange amphibious creature, of a spherical form, which rolled with great velocity across the pebbly beach" of a lunar island. Kim Kardashian Fails the P.T. Barnum Test
How often I have I known him affect an open brow and a jovial manner, joining in the games of the gentry, and even in the sports of the common people, in order to invest himself with a temporary degree of popularity; while, in fact, his heart was bursting to witness what he called the degeneracy of the times, the decay of activity among the aged, and the want of zeal in the rising generation. Redgauntlet
Sir – My 14-year-old son witnessed an incident in Ipswich on Friday evening in which a friend was assaulted and injured. Oh Dear! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG
That complete dependence on each other, which insures habits of confidence and forbearance, is more easily acquired while the first dream of love lasts; and tastes and tempers amalgamate better in the end when there are no witnesses to observe that they do not quite fit at first. The Semi-Attached Couple
Chukotka straddles the Arctic Circle and its nine - month winter can witness temperatures as low as - 60 C.
It is further proof that in the department of a superannuated squad who have witnessed Mourinho's ruthless side more often than not, Drogba is the ultimate survivor.
These are troubling times we are in mired in, for the Lord is witness to the crimes of his children and has predestined us to suffer for our sins.
I was called as an expert witness.
Police have appealed for witnesses to the accident.
A police officer witnessed this blatant disregard for the law and attempted to ticket the student for jaywalking.
The statement of the last witness controverted the evidence of the first two.
It is the time to witness the miracle.
Note, Scorners that laugh at what they see and hear that is above their capacity, are not proper witnesses of the wonderful works of Christ, the glory of which lies not in pomp, but in power. Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume V (Matthew to John)
Semi-autonomous vehicles are expected to witness a rapid growth over the forecast timeline owing to the driving assistance features.
Earlier, in a dramatic outburst, he claimed he was not getting a fair hearing after being refused permission to call a witness.
We can ourselves bear witness to the "hardness of the pavement" below, which Captain Wentworth feared would cause "too great a jar" when he urged the young lady to desist from the fatal leap. Jane Austen: Her Homes and Her Friends
Witnesses said Yuwono was dragged from his house by a number of people brandishing machetes and other sharp weapons, who later stabbed him.
What people most long for in ogling the screen is to witness some torrid lascivious scene: the incentives to gaze are supremely lubricious.
In an affair which the Italian press have dubbed "Rubygate", she is reported to have attended dinners at Mr Berlusconi's private villa outside Milan, where she allegedly witnessed group sex games which the prime minister and his entourage nicknamed "bunga-bunga Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph
They argued that the presence of TV cameras at the trial influenced the behavior of attorneys, witnesses, and jurors.
We were concerned that witnesses disagreed about the nature of demand for urgent and emergency care. Times, Sunday Times
'As the fight began some witnesses heard him say,'Go on youngers '. The Sun
Families witness animals enduring an extreme climate, such as deer navigating through three feet of snow.
The prosecution lawyer cross-examined the defence witness.
Over the course of three and a half days they listened to evidence presented by both sides, and then questioned the witnesses for both defence and prosecution before retiring to consider their verdict.
It will be the prospect of witnessing something few of us expected to see again. Times, Sunday Times
In the absence of either the ordinary or the parish priest, the law requires that two witnesses shall sign the sponsalia.
Police are appealing for witnesses after five homes were burgled over a two day period.
And where does she get a witness at one or two in the morning when violence is most likely to occur? Behind Closed Doors - advice for families with violence in the home
Eye-witness accounts told of the unprovoked shooting of civilians.
But witnesses said a section of the theatre then collapsed, crashing on to people below. The Sun
However a red tide can have implications for marine fauna and some organisms including cockles, lugworms and sea potatoes have been washed up onto Sligo beaches as witnessed by many beach users.
The police called a press conference to appeal for witnesses.
No other witness has even suggested that Mr C was on the premises after the court order.
The ceremony was witnessed by about a hundred people, in atrocious weather conditions, but the event still went off well.
His transformation, his finding himself, after witnessing a horrible atrocity, is a miracle. James McBride discusses Song Yet Sung
The incident happened in the afternoon near the main bus stand in the communally sensitive North Gujarat town, which has witnessed several violent incidents in recent weeks.
But convictions were secured against just 50, mainly because witnesses refused to testify against the rest. The Sun
I stand here today humbled works on antithesis, a putting of terms into opposition with each other, whereby stand, apart from connoting the witness stand and stealing some of its sincerity, erects an uprightness to contrast with the lowness of humbled, from the Latin humus, meaning earth. BREAKFAST WITH SOCRATES
Children who witnessed these kinds of parental disputes also tended to be more emotionally secure and well-adjusted socially.
The Catholic commission said Sunday it compiled what it called credible witness reports of "systematic violence in the form of assaults, murders, torture, abductions and wanton destruction of property against innocent civilians whose alleged crime is to have voted wrongly. ANC Daily News Briefing
The arch-bishop himself, Æthelnoth, came from Canterbury to witness our troth; I could scarce raise my eyes to him, knowing as he must every blemish of my soul.
The witness tried to give an accurate description of what she had seen.
In this version, for the first time, the mysterious unnamed "wingman" is being mentioned who supposedly was an eye witness to the incident Armstrong, Frank A. III
The Trial Chamber heard testimony from about 30 witnesses who survived the brutality, and who reported the frequent killings and torture.
Witnesses say that there was an explosion and then the plane dropped like a stone to earth.
No documentation was produced to verify that assertion, nor was her son called as a witness at trial.
The prosecution even declined to cross-examine the last defense witness.
The Garda witness said the victim was quite inebriated when he saw her later and she had to be helped into a Garda car.
I would dread to think that a scene such as the one I witnessed at the age of twelve could happen in a playground now.
A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord mong brethren.
The lawyer confuted the testimony of the witness by showing actual photographs of the accident.
For millions of Americans witnessing the event, it was a prima facie case of police brutality.
I will write about witnessing the execution in a special Saturday column.
Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. Times, Sunday Times
The chief witness was allowed to leave the town only after lodging a sworn statement with the police.
The last decade of the twentieth century witnessed a proliferation of novels dealing with the subject of music.
We got a juvenile offender, family of devout Jehovah's Witnesses. We gotta be real careful here.
Scragg, meanwhile, stuck to her graymare, and went bumping along to the admiration of all beholders, and was soon out of sight: luckily a joskin, who witnessed my dear aunt's immersion, ran to her assistance, and, with the help of his pitch-fork, safely landed her; for unfortunately the pond was not above three or four feet deep! and so she missed the chance of being an angel! Sketches — Volume 05
People long ago produced fiendishly complicated analyses of visual forms: witness Nicholas of Cusa's tract on the all-seeing icon of Christ and Thomas Browne's labyrinthine meditation on the quincunx.
The album as a whole sets you in the back of a 70's jazz café, where you can witness budding young musicians showcasing their talents.
It is becoming increasingly frustrating to witness teams forfeiting matches for one reason or the other.
Witnesses spoke of a great ball of flame.
He pettifogs with his witnesses to establish his theory. Continental Monthly , Vol. 5, No. 6, June, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy
I didn't witness the circle of darkness, growing from the antisolar point like the mouth of a coal-black cosmic worm, gaping to swallow the world. Free Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror: Quarantine 1 - Greg Egan
Or did we perhaps witness a cheeky acknowledgement by the show's writing team that Tommy needs some character traits -- other than sterility and petulance, that is -- pronto? Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
According to the witness's testimony, you were present when the crime was committed.
The committee counsels are scheduled to testify at the morning session, and it's standard practice for Congressional committees to hear from their counsels before taking testimony from outside witnesses.
The bigger thing for people to understand when is you put it on the unsubstantiated word of a reprobate witness who's getting "bribed" -- quote unquote -- by the government, paid by the government, and the 10th circuit mentioned that. CNN Transcript Aug 19, 2003
The Vatican named Father Mode as "postulator," or promoter of the cause, and a tribunal was established to interview witnesses to Father Capodanno's life. A Chaplain's Chaplain
The new accuser can be produced as a prosecution witness in the current case if initial assessment finds substance in the claims.
Charles Gordon Frazer painted Cannibal Feast to provide an insight into the cannibal civilisations he feared were on the brink of extinction after witnessing the feast while hiding in long grass.
Levy is a creditable state advocate, a Jehovah's Witness with a reputation for honesty.
Lawyers for the schools had argued that abuse alleged to have happened years ago would make the commission's findings unsafe because of dimming of memory and non-availability of witnesses because of death.
In itself that is no objection provided the witness is fair and impartial.
The experience of abuse often makes people difficult, all too easy to smear as unreliable witnesses.
According to restaurant staff who witnessed the crime, there were at least six attackers, and they were dressed in police uniforms.
Witnesses saw the victim chatting to a group of men and asking them for cigarette papers shortly before the accident.
So said the witness, a man who'd pulled over to see what was going on, why a tall, dark-haired teenager was scrambling from a car to race for the tracks when a train was coming ... Ann Packer's 'Molten': Narrative Magazine's Friday Feature
The word 'snitch' puts witnesses in a category where they have done something wrong, this is not the case. Evening Standard - Home
It's a law of thermodynamics, and no one has ever witnessed a sustained violation of it.
He presented me with a copy of his book, After Survival, which contains stomach-churning memories of what he witnessed as a youth.
Whatever the reason, Sullivan was convinced that he would now witness the final confrontation between the two men.
Hundreds of civilians helped in the search, using hacksaws to cut away metal sheeting trapping survivors and ropes to pull bodies from the wreckage, witnesses said.
Over the next few days I witnessed more of his boorish behaviour, to the annoyance of many around him. Times, Sunday Times
-- But then they are not charged for seeing the lamps; there is no charge for walking round the walks; there is no charge for looking at the cosmoramic pictures; there is no charge for casting a glance at the orchestra; there is no charge for staring at the other people; there is no charge for bowing or talking to an acquaintance, if you meet one -- all these are gratis; and if you neither eat nor drink, there is no charge for witnessing those who do mangle the long-murdered honours of the coop, and gulp down the most renovating of liquors, be they hale or stout, vite vine, red port, or rack punch. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 321, July 5, 1828
Certainly some witnesses made inflated claims about how much alcohol they had consumed without becoming intoxicated.
They were based on the sketches or accounts of at least one eyewitness. The Times Literary Supplement
All too often the information they provide, and the supposed eyewitnesses they interview, are undependable.
In this mind-blowing and heart-opening experience, I witnessed a six-foot-tall luminous egg directly in front of me. The Bushman Way of Tracking God
Some have already witnessed redundancies and may see managed services as another threat to their job security. Computing
A friend of the victim was subpoenaed as a witness by lawyers representing the accused.
I witnessed how these institutions, Wall Street securities firms, and other non-banks took up the slack from an impaired banking system.
His was the good fortune to witness Sheppard's encounter with the topsman, and to shrive the battered soul of Jonathan Wild. A Book of Scoundrels
He was the best ruler his territory had ever witnessed and their two territories had been allies ever since he started his reign.
I did so, and Bailie Jarvie was looking anxiously around for another, the Scottish law requiring the subscription of two witnesses to validate either a bond or acquittance. Rob Roy
The numerous awards on the walls bear witness to his great success.
The reason for my being unspecific in the "cloud of witnesses" finale was that I felt by this point my reader should have been brought to the point where he or she could become a co-imaginer with me, filling in more than is on the page, and deserving of having his or her name in the credits that roll at the end of the film. Ingrid Hill - An interview with author
Witnesses who cooperate with tabloids in return for money often find themselves subjected to withering criticism if they are called into court.
His own plates end in KWT, just like the witness in the Samantha Foster disappearance saw. AFTERMATH
He witnessed the fatal electrocution of a tradesman, and saw at a very early age just how dangerous the workplace could be.
Witnessing the devastation and tragic scenes of human suffering left an indelible impression on Burchett and had a profound effect on the rest of his life.
On top of the 500 reporters traveling with the military and the three cable-TV news channels beaming 24-hour coverage there's a new element in this war: unfiltered eyewitness accounts online.
Witnesses attested his account.
A friend of the victim was subpoenaed as a witness by lawyers representing the accused.
DETAINING the next president of the United States for three hours in what an eyewitness called a "malodorous" small room at an airport in the provincial Russian city of Perm looks, in retrospect, to have been a pretty bad idea. Robert Amsterdam
You possess too much candour and benevolence not to make allowance, and to forgive the various emotions of my mind, which you have witnessed in this, to me, unhappy conferrence. The Curate and His Daughter, a Cornish Tale
Witness statements presented a confused picture of the incident.
It is the time to witness the miracle.
With a declarative force, Garrett Hongo makes a call to witness, a call to public attention and testimony.
They then often witness commissioners tangling with department management.
New evidence has confirmed the first witness's story.
Dana arrived just in time to witness Jeremy Devonshire's little fit, and she propped herself in the doorway to wait for the storm to lull.
Anderson has been named by a "supergrass" convicted of conspiracy to murder who will give evidence next week. marcpen: A supergrass is a high level ex-gang member who 'turns Queen's Evidence' to become a prosecution witness. Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz
These publications are historical sources for a period which witnessed the transition from a humoral to a biochemical tradition, which was based on laboratorial science and document the important breakthroughs in bacteriology, parasitology and the developments of vaccines in a colonial context May 2007
Several eyewitnesses testified that they saw the officers hit Miller in the face.
He was critical of Anne Diamond, the broadcaster, who he described as a "devalued witness", for her version of the full background to The Sun running a picture of her child's coffin. Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph
While there was Elie Wiesel's Night, Primo Levi's If This Is a Man, in these stories, the narrator is a witness. Jean-Jacques Greif - An interview with author
We may be about to witness the total eclipse of a domineering political clique after 13 years of unbridled power. The Sun
Police have so far failed to trace any witnesses to the attack.
Her attendance at court had to be secured by a witness summons and a threat of arrest.
In the space of barely an hour we witnessed a masterclass in how to fuse jazz and chamber music. Times, Sunday Times
The plot is that the parole officer witnesses a murder committed by a bent copper.
This supposedly protected subspecies continues to die in the tuna nets - Sam LaBudde witnessed 200 drown in a single net.
One by one the witnesses narrated the sequence of events which led up to the disaster.
As if fulfilling the portentous predictions of some medieval soothsayer, the first year of this new century has witnessed an unprecedented catalogue of warnings of the cumulative effects of climate change.
I beg permission to have a few witnesses examined concerning my character; and if their testimony shall not overweigh my supposed guilt, I must be condemned, although I would pledge my salvation on my innocence. Chapter 8
It may be more likely to arise following an enquiry into, for example, the identity of the aggressor in an unwitnessed fight; but it can arise even after an enquiry, aided by good experts, into, for example, the cause of the sinking of a ship.
They were able to produce witnesses to support their claim.
Questioner : Is the witness - consciousness permanent or not?
But then, whoops, here comes an eyewitness that places him taking the car and bringing it back, covered in mud, 1,000 miles on the odometer.
The witnesses would sign and attest that they had been present at the nikah.
At a wedding, the assembled throng is there to bear witness to two people's choice to join their lives together. Times, Sunday Times
We are now witnessing a spillover of the war into neighboring regions.
Again royalty gathered in grandeur, with trumpets blaring, to witness the baptism of Henry's daughter, Elizabeth.
American troops spread out across the area yesterday to investigate what had happened and question witnesses.
Two key witnesses at her trial committed perjury.
Moreover, if he concentrated on his breathing, and the parole board soon ruled in his favor, he might go on witnessing sunrises indefinitely, despite the aging that worked in him now like naphthous bees in a leathery hive. La insistencia de Jürgen Fauth
Never before captured on film, we witness majestic sliding, an epic fight for toboggan territory and the unique mating ritual of this rare icon of the Canadian Prairie.
She had begun to realize, to get a hint of what was going on, that perhaps she was witnessing an obverse courtship. DANSVILLE
I never witnessed a serious quarrel or observed anyone I would describe as angry.
At the time of the inquiry the families had been supplied with summaries of both witness statements and other material used in evidence.
The convictions rest solely on disputed witness and confessional statements.
Pressure groups can appear as witnesses at the investigative hearings held by committees of Congress.
In witness whereof we the undersigned, their ministers plenipotentiary, have in their name and in virtue of our full powers, signed with our hands the present definitive treaty and caused the seals of our arms to be affixed thereto. Your History Moment: The Treaty of Paris « Third Point of Singularity
A witness gave testimony that the accused was drunk.
Sarah's first assignment as a secret agent was to protect an important witness.
I lived in Banbury Road and was walking through Bevington Road late at night and witnessed a middle-aged man pleasuring himself by the phone box.
Finally, we have witnessed the astounding effort of Soviet Russia to "come back" in the world's agricultural markets in order to get the "wherewithal" to carry out the Five Year Plan. The Current Business Situation
He'd gone to considerable trouble to set up that lever to force Rickmore to recant or, if he wouldn't, to destroy his value as a witness. A QUESTION OF PRINCIPLE
A material witness statute was enacted in 1984 in a bipartisanship effort to codify common law in this area.
We were witnessing the birth of a new era in endocrinology, one that started with Yalow. Physiology or Medicine 1977 - Press Release
Fortunately, we're the only two people stupid enough to be out at that time in the morning and no one can witness the mad behaviour that is taking place in the bay.
It turns out that they were moral defectives, willing to bear false witness to a world audience, and it looks like Francisco is yet another ID advocate with a degaussed moral compass. zcowboy The New Antievolution Strategy: Just Make Bizarre Stuff Up - The Panda's Thumb
Nor had they put the witness statement in as hearsay evidence.
He has been witness to a terrible murder.
Around 99 per cent of women said they had personally witnessed sexist behaviour. The Sun
Back tomorrow once I'm fully recovered from the road trip to Stone Mountain, Georgia, the return part of which included six solid hours of heavy rain and the witnessing of a Georgia sheriff deputy hydroplane off the interstate as he sped by us to investigate a wreck up ahead. July 2008
It is their pride and joy and to witness the detail around their house, it is easy to understand why they are so comfortable at this beautiful spot.
A judge was elected, attorneys were appointed, and witnesses were interviewed.
If, now, the judge is going to help the "unaided" witness with "of course you mean because," or "perhaps because," etc., the witness, if she is not a fool, will say "yes. Criminal Psychology: a manual for judges, practitioners, and students
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned Bemar Construction Ltd. has hereunto affixed its corporate seal duly attested under the hand of its proper signing officer authorized in that regard this 10th day of October, 1990.
The chosen 22 walked out into the most expectant atmosphere Lansdowne Road has witnessed in years, the feverish mood of the moment intensified by rival national anthems sung with exceptional fervour.
Witnesses say the argument started after a careless remark about the victim's wife.
But just to witness the shocked disbelief on their anal retentive little faces when I do it will be worth every syllable.
During this same period of Flotilla Face-Offs with the IDF, Pakistan, my nation of matrilineal and patrimonial heritage has witnessed the extraordinary massacre of 120 moderate, pacifist Muslims, followers of the Ahmadiyyah movement that subscribes to peaceful, pluralistic Islam. Qanta Ahmed, MD: Israel and the Flotilla: On the Dangers of a Binary View
Witnesses and defendants can be protected from injustice by robust restrictions. Times, Sunday Times
We also witness huge elk grazing, and for a brief intoxicating moment, a massive moose plodding across a stream.
Further to the east and the west the observers are a few thousand miles more distant, putting them beyond the vertex of the umbral cone, so that they witness only an annular eclipse.
There is one eyewitness account that suggests they might have been. Times, Sunday Times
The vast majority of prisoners would lack the wherewithal to gather the witnesses and documents needed.
By age eighteen, most have witnessed thousands of murders on television and video games.
Note, 153, the witness, 32 years old, says, "I am unable to labour much now, as I am fashed with bad breathing -- the air below is very bad, and till lately no ventilation existed. An Investigation into the Nature of Black Phthisis or Ulceration Induced by Carbonaceous Accumulation in the Lungs of Coal Miners
Eye-witnesses reported seeing the car somersaulting.
This period has witnessed major changes in our diets, lifestyle, and social practices, some of which may be having profound effects on human health.
Israeli infantry and armor rolled away from the town of Beit Hanoun and the nearby Jabaliya refugee camp shortly after daybreak, witnesses said.

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