noun
- people who see an event happen, especially a crime or accident
Usage: plural form of eyewitness
Examples
- The police interviewed several eyewitnesses to the car accident.
- Eyewitnesses described the suspect as tall and wearing a red jacket.
- Three eyewitnesses gave similar accounts of what happened.
- The lawyer questioned the reliability of the eyewitnesses’ testimony.
- Eyewitnesses said the building collapsed within seconds.
- Police are asking any eyewitnesses to come forward with information.