had witnessed
- past perfect of witness.
Example Sentences
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When he saw the comet return, he reportedly realized he had witnessed the same object decades earlier in 989.
From Science Daily ● May 13, 2026
One file shows a man told the FBI in a 1957 interview that he had witnessed a large, circular vehicle rising over the ground.
From BBC ● May 8, 2026
Dr. Anna Morad, a pediatrician at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt in Nashville, said she had witnessed a gradual rise in families refusing vitamin K leading up to the hospitalizations.
From Salon ● May 7, 2026
Martin Parr had never been to war, but he had witnessed combat—on aisle three.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
Light Hair rode aimlessly, his thoughts full of the sounds and images he and Slow had witnessed.
From "In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse" by Joseph Marshall III
