confession of ignorance
Example Sentences
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While we have no reason to dispute Kennedy’s confession of ignorance about the nation’s security, we do know a great deal more than he lets on.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 25, 2019
I also knew that universities did not reward ignorance, or the confession of ignorance, and so I kept my ignorance to myself and pretended that I knew what I was doing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2017
She asked me a few more questions, which I mostly answered with my usual confession of ignorance and which she replied to in her own fashion.
From A Top-Floor Idyl by Van Schaick, George
Herr von Osternau laughed at the young man's frank confession of ignorance, at which Frau von Osternau was much surprised.
From Quicksands by Streckfuss, Adolph
"Never heard of it before," he answered, breaking his silence with a carefree absence of shame at his confession of ignorance.
From The Bent Twig by Fisher, Dorothy Canfield
