Example Sentences

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For years, I did not fully appreciate what I was witnessing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026

Macron said the world was witnessing the return of nuclear power and the "proliferation of major conflicts".

From BBC • Jul. 13, 2025

What won her over was witnessing what she described as “the joy and creativity and play that was happening in these libraries – it was magical.”

From Salon • Mar. 30, 2025

I wonder if it knew it was witnessing our penultimate act.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2024

Though the entire country was witnessing the military enforcing integration in Little Rock, state and local authorities in Virginia pushed back nevertheless.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson