How to Use testify in a Sentence

testify

verb
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  • He testified that he'd seen two people leave the building on the night of the murder.
  • He agreed to testify against his drug dealer.
  • She refused to testify about who had given her the information.
  • These statistics testify that the program is working.
  • Several people testified during the revival meeting.
  • She testified before Congress today.
  • That means that for now, neither the D.A. nor her deputy will have to testify in that case.
    — Daniel Klaidman, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Trump failed to testify or even show up at the first trial last spring.
    — Nr Editors, National Review, 2 Feb. 2024
  • The jurors never heard from Claire, who took the fifth, or Jane, who chose not to testify.
    — Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2024
  • Critics of the bill did not testify at the House or Senate hearings.
    — Donna St. George, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2023
  • Tenon pleaded guilty to pulling the trigger and agreed to testify against the other suspects.
    — Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 12 Feb. 2024
  • But during the case’s only trial last year, he was not called to testify.
    — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Cash's brother and sister, who testified at the trial, were not present.
    — Tracy Neal, arkansasonline.com, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Before the break, Patrick ruled Paxton cannot be compelled to testify.
    — Ryan Autullo, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2023
  • In what was seen as the crucial blunder of the trial, the prosecution asked Mr. Simpson, who was not called to testify, to try on the gloves.
    — Robert D. McFadden, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
  • According to one of the sources, Berges testified that Hunter Biden’s name had an influence on setting the price for his art.
    — Reese Gorman, Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Caughey also testified to the care the women who are plaintiffs in the lawsuit could have received in the absence of Texas' bans.
    — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 20 July 2023
  • But the plot soon shifted toward Reuter, Christi Paschen, a longtime friend, testified.
    — Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Americans work 200 hours a year more than workers in France, the Netherlands and Britain, Schor testified.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Prather testified that the nephew had access to her computer.
    — The Enquirer, 10 Apr. 2024
  • The judge said Fernando also should not have testified about guns that were found in the home of one of the men on trial and shell casings that were found outside the home.
    — Janelle Griffith, NBC News, 22 Aug. 2023
  • One of the sponsors was expected to testify during the trial.
    — Juan A. Lozano, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2023
  • In the courtroom, lawyers reviewed the type of harassment and bullying that students at school testified to at the time.
    — Karina Elwood, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2024
  • In September, Mateer was the first of the whistle-blowers called to testify against Paxton.
    — Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2023
  • The valet also testified about the contrast between the reaction of White House staffers and Mr. Trump as the riot was underway.
    — Maggie Haberman, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Lockhart said Broidy will testify against Michél for the government.
    — Paul Duggan, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Much of her ruling is based in the conclusions of experts who testified at series of hearings last fall.
    — Harriet Ryan, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2024
  • His decision to testify allowed the government to tell the jurors that Bankman-Fried had also lied to them.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Ernest testified against his uncle in court and both were convicted of murder.
    — Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Two weeks ago, the Manhattan DA's office informed Trump of his right to testify before the grand jury in the probe, according to sources.
    — Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 21 Mar. 2023

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