eyewitness
noun
a person who actually sees some act, occurrence, or thing and can give a firsthand account of it.
eyewitnesses
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pluralof eyewitness.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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But ICE has provided no proof, and in Araujo’s case, eyewitnesses say the agency is lying about what happened.
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026
Flock’s ability to identify vehicles without a plate propelled its growth, Weinstein said, because police value searching for other details eyewitnesses typically recall.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
While prosecutors contend Rinderknecht started the fire by burning some vegetation, they were unable to present any evidence proving how the fire started or an eyewitnesses who saw the 30-year-old do it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
They said the ruling was delivered by a "faceless court" and that defence lawyers had been unable to cross-examine eyewitnesses properly, who testified via video link.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
Then several eyewitnesses from the battle described the weird sound Grover had made, which drove the Titans army back underground.
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
