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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Zoom in: Federal authorities arrived Wednesday at the Cedar Run Apartments in southeast Denver around 4am, according to an eyewitness.
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Esteban L. Hernandez, Axios, 5 Feb. 2025
Skydive Arizona said at the time that eyewitness accounts indicated the free fall phase of Wick’s skydive appeared normal, with the parachute deploying as expected.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 2 Feb. 2025
In more recent history, a mysterious explosion in rural Russia on June 30, 1908 turned out to be the result of an air burst from an asteroid; the Tunguska event, as it is now called, razed over 80 million trees and resulted in the deaths of 3 people, according to eyewitness accounts.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 31 Jan. 2025
The information not disclosed to the judge included eyewitness accounts and cartridge cases of 9mm bullets found at the scene, according to the defense.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
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Esteban L. Hernandez, Axios, 5 Feb. 2025
Skydive Arizona said at the time that eyewitness accounts indicated the free fall phase of Wick’s skydive appeared normal, with the parachute deploying as expected.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 2 Feb. 2025
In more recent history, a mysterious explosion in rural Russia on June 30, 1908 turned out to be the result of an air burst from an asteroid; the Tunguska event, as it is now called, razed over 80 million trees and resulted in the deaths of 3 people, according to eyewitness accounts.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 31 Jan. 2025
The information not disclosed to the judge included eyewitness accounts and cartridge cases of 9mm bullets found at the scene, according to the defense.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Eyewitness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eyewitness. Accessed 9 Feb. 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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