In the ancient law code, village elders recorded the blood-wits owed to the victim's kin.

The defense attorney accused the turncoat witness of changing his story under pressure.

The company's managers experienced multiple wits' ends as problems kept piling up, each scenario more baffling than the last.

Most modern critical editions omit the Heavenly Witnesses from 1 John because of doubts about its authenticity.

Several eye witnesses described the stranger leaving the scene before the police arrived.

After three sleepless nights caring for the feverish child, Sarah was at her wits' end.

Don't let those half-wits near the controls during the demonstration.

The attorney requested additional time to prepare for cross-examining the hostile witnesses called by the prosecution.

During cross-examination, the lawyer was surprised when the hostile witness contradicted the defendant's account.

He can be slow-witted at times, but his kindness makes up for it.