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Meanings of eyewitness in English

Someone who has seen an event and can report or testify about it.

Usage of eyewitness in English
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In this case the content is about the reliability of eyewitness reports.
Wired
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According to the responding officer's report, not a single eyewitness came forward.
Goodbye dolly
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Meanwhile, eyewitness Michael Jankelowitz was asked to share his version of events.
The South African
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One eyewitness, whose car was damaged, described what he saw last night.
Radio NZ
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They had escaped before it started, the source said, quoting an eyewitness.
Reuters
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The Internet was awash in second-by-second horrors: pictures, video, and eyewitness reports.
Raising Stony Mayhall
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An eyewitness said they saw you on the dance floor with him.
The Perfectionists
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An eyewitness told Radio New Zealand the launch was not using lights.
Radio NZ
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Another eyewitness named Sian saw the moment the driver veered toward pedestrians.
Radio NZ
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I was the only eyewitness to the shooting in point of fact.
Warlord: an alex hawke novel
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A Reuters eyewitness said there were was heavy fighting around the airport.
Reuters
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Just one eyewitness account remains from that day, and it was… Audio
Radio NZ
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Houston eyewitness accounts: What is it like to be in the city?
BBC
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But on Saturday, she became an eyewitness to an incredibly brutal crime.
The South African
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That is the version of an eyewitness and narrator, a Polish officer.
Battle Studies; Ancient and Modern Battle
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Detective Rhymer came in from interviewing the eyewitness from the Brooklyn Bridge.
Frozen Heat
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