All 15 Uses
testify
in
Where the Crawdads Sing
(Edited)
- I can testify to those dates and times.
p. 226.6testify = provide oral evidence in court
- Number one, the shrimper will testify that he saw Miss Clark boating toward the fire tower just before Chase fell to his death.
p. 250.4
- Now, Rodney, you testified that at first, when you heard those muffled but loud voices, you couldn't see what was going on between Miss Clark and Mr. Andrews.
p. 270.1testified = provided oral evidence
- So to recap, you've testified that Chase Andrews died between midnight and two o'clock on the night of October 29 or the morning of the thirtieth, 1969.
p. 294.2
- Dr. Cone, you testified that the wound on the back of Chase Andrews's head was consistent with him going backward through the open hole.
p. 297.3
- I'm here to testify as an expert that there were no footprints under the tower except ours and the boys'.
p. 305.8 *testify = provide oral evidence in court
- The coroner testified that, after examining Chase's body, there was no evidence that Miss Clark was in close proximity to him that night.
p. 307.9testified = provided oral evidence
- He testified that the defendant, Miss Clark, was not on the bus, but there was an older lady, "…. tall like Miss Clark, who had gray hair, short with curls, like a permanent wave."
p. 315.4
- From his seat, Eric asked, "Hal, you testified that you've been seeing and recognizing Miss Clark in her boat for at least three years."
p. 323.7
- In fact, I see from the witness list that the defense intends to call several townspeople to testify that Miss Clark got on and off the Trailways bus on the dates and times Mrs. Singletary has stated.
p. 325.9testify = provide oral evidence in court
- Mr. Lang Furlough testified that he owned and operated the Three Mountains Motel in Greenville and that Miss Clark had stayed at the motel from October 28 until October 30, 1969.
p. 326.7testified = provided oral evidence
- In addition, they had a superior witness, the shrimper, who testified that he had seen Miss Clark headed to the tower by boat.
p. 335.9
- Two of your crew members, Mr. Hal Miller, who testified here, and Mr. Allen Hunt, who signed an affidavit, both claim they saw Miss Clark motoring north past the harbor in her boat at approximately the times mentioned.
p. 337.8
- Tim, to confirm, you testified that you have recognized Miss Clark in her boat many times, but on that evening, you saw nothing at all to identify that boat or boater to be Miss Clark in her rig.
p. 338.7
- … and the skipper, Mr. O'Neal, who has operated his own shrimp boat for thirty-eight years, testified that it was too dark to identify that boat.
p. 341.3
Definitions:
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(1)
(testify) provide evidence of something -- especially to say something under oath in a court of law
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)