eyewitness
noun
eye·wit·ness
ˈī-ˈwit-nəs 
: one who sees an occurrence or an object
especially
: one who gives a report on what he or she has seen
Examples of eyewitness in a Sentence
The police are hoping to locate an eyewitness to the shooting.
He was able to give an eyewitness account of the shooting.
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See the moment the helicopter crashed Video taken by eyewitnesses shows the moment the helicopter fell to the water, appearing to twist rapidly on its descent.
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025
The eyewitness testimony talks about the stern sticking up as a finger pointing to the sky.
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An eyewitness in Yemen describes what happened when the bombs started to fall.
—Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2025
With abundant corroborating evidence including significant injuries and an eyewitness, prosecutors charged her abuser with assault.
—Jane Manning, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2025
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025
The eyewitness testimony talks about the stern sticking up as a finger pointing to the sky.
—ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2025
An eyewitness in Yemen describes what happened when the bombs started to fall.
—Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2025
With abundant corroborating evidence including significant injuries and an eyewitness, prosecutors charged her abuser with assault.
—Jane Manning, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for eyewitness
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“Eyewitness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eyewitness. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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eyewitness
noun
eye·wit·ness
-ˈwit-nəs
: a person who sees an occurrence and is able to give a report of it
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