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eyewitness

noun

Definition of eyewitness

as in witness

a person who sees something happen and is able to describe it The police are hoping to locate an eyewitness to the shooting.

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Recent Examples of eyewitness Most eyewitnesses are no longer alive The story of the drive-by shooting has long gripped the hip-hop community, partly because no one was charged until Davis was indicted in 2023. — Jessica Hill, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2026 McEnroe’s testimony is particularly important, Sullivan explained, because while some of the other eyewitnesses were MSG guards or had been employed by MSG at some point, McEnroe had no such ties to the defendant. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 Aug. 2026 Being both an eyewitness and an earwitness to nature calls for patience, slowing down, and deep listening. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Aug. 2026 Although gang ties to Tupac’s killing had been suspected from the beginning, the search for the killer was long hampered by the refusal of potential eyewitnesses to testify. — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for eyewitness

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In the document containing questions to ask Entergy witnesses, the commissioners were pressed by the commissioners' staff to ask utility officials about the payments not being treated as a contribution in aid of construction.

— Sydney Sasser, Arkansas Online, 1 Sep. 2026
The panel of 16 jurors, four of whom are alternates, heard testimony from 24 prosecution witnesses and three defense witnesses over nine days.

— Jonathan Landrum Jr, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026

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