fessed up
Example Sentences
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“If we’ve changed our core values,” he said, “we haven’t fessed up to that.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
A New Jersey gubernatorial candidate fessed up to editing his Spotify Wrapped to exaggerate his fandom for Garden State legend Bruce Springsteen.
From Salon • Dec. 13, 2024
They fessed up to Colbert, who couldn’t believe it.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2022
So that is a long-winded way of saying that, were Mike living when Jimmy went to jail and fessed up to everything — I wonder, would Mike have been surprised?
From New York Times • Aug. 16, 2022
Personally, I was a bit sorry he fessed up so quick.
From Left Tackle Thayer by Barbour, Ralph Henry
