Example sentences for: testify

How can you use “testify” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Noting Willey's initial reluctance to testify, Germond dismisses talk of impure motives as the White House "trying to throw sand in our eyes."

  • Some of the most important legal consequences of marriage involve getting out of it (even though it is true that one spouse generally cannot be required to testify against the other in court as long as they're still married).

  • According to the Post and NYT (which scrupulously credits today's Post for all such details), Deputy Attorney General Eric Holder will testify that the IC statute cannot be fixed, but also that there is no need to do so, since the DOJ can investigate most official wrongdoing itself.

  • Purists who insist that the only proper meanings of words are their original, etymological senses should know, by that token, that women cannot testify or give testimony and that men cannot become hysterical .

  • Because GAO's primary function is to support the Congress in carrying out its decision-making and oversight responsibilities, the number of times our experts testify before congressional panels each year is an indicator of our responsiveness and reflects the impact, importance, and value of our work.


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