self-confessed
Example Sentences
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For the CEO, a self-confessed workaholic, the key to InSilico’s success lies in China.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
The self-confessed military history geek was on a trip with fellow enthusiasts and realised a big flaw in online dating apps.
From BBC ● May 21, 2026
Sethapanichsakul, a self-confessed "dinosaur kid", said in a UCL press release that the study also "fulfils a childhood promise of naming a dinosaur".
From BBC ● May 14, 2026
Economist Savvas Savouri is a self-confessed data geek: “I live and breathe numbers,” he says.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 15, 2026
But this last alternative seems to me to be special pleading: I am, reluctantly, a self-confessed carbon chauvinist.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
