confessed

Example Sentences

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“I got up on the riser, pulled the piano bench back a little bit — and it went over the side and I fell over backwards,” Troup confessed in a later interview.

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 Kpler co-founder Cazor saw the Colbert segment—in which the talk-show host confessed “I love MarineTraffic, okay. It’s the best app of all time”—he thought it was a joke made using artificial intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

The sheriff claimed that George had confessed to the murders, though no written or signed statement was presented.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson