confessed

Example Sentences

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In fact, Peraza confessed, until she started working for Babcock, “I just thought this was 11th Street.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

And elsewhere in the Gulf, Kuwait said that four people arrested earlier this month as they attempted to enter the country by sea had confessed to belonging to Iran's Revolutionary Guards.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

He confessed to the mistake that cost him $500 million, and gave the secrets of building billion-dollar businesses that last.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

When he and his brother guided clients who confessed that they were scared of heights, he replied: “Good, you had better be. So are we, and that is why we are still alive.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

When I asked her why my hair was curly, she said, “Because it is,” and then, when I pressed, she confessed that she didn’t know.

From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk