confess
Example Sentences
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The bot’s final product is exactly that: an essay that pretends to divulge, to confess, to promise, and to portray.
From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026
This type of honesty can spur clients to confess their own hangups about wealth and money.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026
On his decision to confess, he said he prayed the consequences would be "bearable to the people who I've said sorry to" and that his justice in the law would be "deserved".
From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026
“I confess that I felt a sense of relief when I saw the photo of Maduro in the hands of los gringos,” said Arape, 59, a welder and father of three.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 4, 2026
“Think of Old Timothy and Dr. Westminster. And Miss Mortimer and Agatha Swanburne, although I confess, I still cannot see a resemblance between them, at least judging from the portrait. And the Incorrigibles...and Lumawoo, too?”
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.