fess up

Example Sentences

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The SNP MSP told reporters: "I will freely fess up to things I've done but I will not apologise for things I've not done."

From BBC • Sep. 18, 2025

“I couldn’t find anyone who would fess up to the fact that, ‘Yeah, we had that document in the files.’”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2025

This wasn’t the time to fess up that something horribly wrong was happening.

From Salon • Sep. 30, 2024

And it’s time to fess up: I’m not a Seattle native.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 30, 2023

Then I had to fess up and tell her I forgot to do it.

From "The Skin I'm In" by Sharon G. Flake