eyewitness

noun

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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 The idea was for Carrol to become an eyewitness to the sheriff’s encounters with others in the office, to foil potential future allegations of improper conduct, Carrol testified. — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2026 Directed by Hong Kong’s Frankie Tam, the film draws on Hong Kong’s first murder case solved entirely through forensic evidence and without eyewitness testimony. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 June 2026 In May, after the court ruled in the Stettiner estate’s favor, the Nahmads filed a motion for the case to be reconsidered, continuing to argue that the work had been misidentified and this time offering to provide fresh eyewitness testimony in the case. — News Desk, Artforum, 18 June 2026 However, following a series of Miami Herald articles detailing flaws in the investigation, including police not following up with key eyewitnesses, the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office reexamined the case and charged Pino with felony vessel homicide in October 2024. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 23 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for eyewitness
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  • Kent was a cooperating witness and testified against Song and others at a trial in Fort Worth that ended in March with convictions of nine defendants.
    — Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2026
  • Goetz argued the surveillance footage and witness descriptions did not identify the shooter and that prosecutors relied on speculation instead of proof.
    — Tyler Quattrin, Twin Cities, 6 July 2026
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