confessional

Example Sentences

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Toward the end of the evening, there was an unexpected confessional.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

“I think I just pushed myself way past my limit,” she said in a confessional.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026

State television publicized some high-profile corruption cases in a four-part documentary series aired this week, which featured confessional interviews with disgraced officials—including a former agriculture minister and a onetime top banker turned regional leader.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026

Even in an era of confessional pop, Newman stands out.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026

“I suppose this office has been used as a confessional before.”

From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer