Example Sentences

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This is the highest witnessed since the global financial crisis of 2008.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

It was a dazzling display of power on the mound without precedent in the long history of Major League Baseball, leaving everyone in the ballpark stunned by what they had just witnessed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

They added: "It has been, and forever will be, an honour and a privilege to be his daughters, and to have witnessed firsthand the impact both he and his work have had on so many."

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

The "exact events which immediately followed" were only witnessed by the two men, the judge noted.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

No matter what suffering they witnessed and how much they suffered themselves, though, the one thing Marina’s aviators could rely on to bring them strength and comfort was their dependence on each other.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein