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• Yes, my life has been blameworthy; I confess it. But you know nothing of its temptations.From the entry blameworthy
• The minister confessed that many of the deaths were avoidable.From the entry avoidable
• They confessed, but only under severe constraint.From the entry constraint
• After much soul-searching I decided to confess.From the entry soul-searching
• Not confessing that I had stolen the money ate away at me until I could no longer sleep.From the entry eat away
• We waterboarded the suspect, but he refused to confess.From the entry waterboard
• He eased his conscience by confessing.From the entry ease
• People confess to anything under torture.From the entry torture
• There may be a kernel of truth in the story of how George Washington confessed to his father that he chopped down the cherry tree.From the entry kernel of truth
• Ken Barrett, a loyalist gunman who eventually confessed to killing Mr.2023 August 30, Megan K. Stack, Rob Stothard, “He Was Shot 14 Times at the Dinner Table. His Children Want to Know if Britain Ordered the…. From the entry whack
• It is - although I confess I had to look it up to check.2020 November 18, Paul Clifton, “We have always cleaned trains. Now, we are sanitising them"”, in Rail, page 32. From the entry sanitisation
• I confess that if I weren't a Life Member I would resign in protest.2020 April 22, Barry Doe, “National Trust ceases to consider public transport”, in Rail, page 64. From the entry life member
• HAVING confessed my arachnophobia in these pages, I’ve received what could be a life-changing offer.2018 June 25, Alice-Azania Jarvis, “‘Spider courage’ is great in theory...”, in Evening Standard, page 17. From the entry bananaphobia
• The nice one asked if I had any other activities to confess.2018, Wesley Allan Dueck, The Storyteller's Son: A Memoir of Loss and Hope in the Storm, FriesenPress, →ISBN, page 63. From the entry good cop, bad cop
• Leigh-Anne from the band confessed to thinking Austin Mahone was a cutie.2014 July 2, Max, “Little Mix admit ‘going braless can be a problem’ in Max from Capital’s latest Metro blog”, in Metro, archived from the…. From the entry mixer
• “I must confess that, on occasion, I have used it as a way to avoid broccoli.”2013, John Connolly, The Wrath of Angels: A Charlie Parker Thriller, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 145. From the entry lachanophobia
• “I don't think I've ever seen a gang of Viking-clad motorbikers before,” I confessed.2011, Gregory Blecha, The Land of Magical Thinking: A Fable, page 18. From the entry motorbiker
• I confess — I took virtually every picture in this book with my compact camera!2011, Rick Sammon, Confessions of a Compact Camera Shooter, →ISBN. From the entry compact camera
• I confess to quickly scanning the papal list, looking for the sin of homosexuality.2009, Kate Clinton, I Told You So. From the entry sinny
• On talent alone, Hook confesses, he had no right to such a matchup.2009 November 20, Dave McKenna, “Chess Master Reflects on a Life of Queens and Rooks”, in Washington City Paper. From the entry boardsman
• 'Sorry—just trying on new lippies for tonight,' she confessed, flashing a crimson smile.2008, Rachel Power, “Emma Matthews—Opera Singer”, in The Divided Heart: Art and Motherhood, Fitzroy, Vic.: Red Dog Books, →ISBN…. From the entry lippy
• I confess, I'm as nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs.2008 June 25, Megan McArdle, “To [District of Columbia v.] Heller and Back”, in James Bennet, editor, The Atlantic, Washington, D.C.: The…. From the entry nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs
• But BC04 staffers were beginning to confess to each other, though not very loudly, their qualms.2004, Evan Thomas, with reporting by the staff of Newsweek, Election 2004: How Bush Won and What You Can Expect in the Future, →ISBN, page…. From the entry Bushite
• I confess to have been with a few hookers (the rentals), the wham-bam-thank-you-ma'am kind.2002, Patrick Mitchell, This Bank Robber's Life, page 249. From the entry wham, bam, thank you ma'am
• Interestingly, Arun himself has confessed that accusing him of being religist is not unwarranted.1993 November 16, Javed Ahmed Khan, “Arun Gupta's mental experiment”, in soc.culture.pakistan (Usenet). From the entry religist
• Anthony Burgess is not confessing to the crime of culpable vaccicide.1987, Alfred Phillips, The Lawyer and Society, p. 127. From the entry vaccicide
• Chocoholics are confessing at the rate of the nuns of Loudon to demonic possession.1983, Betty Fussell, Masters of American Cookery, University of Nebraska Press, published 2005, →ISBN, part 3, 367. From the entry chocoholic
• Perhaps it is only fair to come clean at the start and confess that I found J.R.R.1977 October 23, John Gardner, “The World Of Tolkien”, in New York Times, retrieved 12 Sep 2013. From the entry come clean
• He confesses that even at trystings with a lady a third is always present.1968, Thomas Sturge Moore, Some Soldier Poets, page 41. From the entry trysting
• We ascribe or impute motives to others and avow them or confess to them in ourselves.1956–1960, Richard Stanley Peters, “2: Motives and Motivation”, in The Concept of Motivation, Routledge & Kegan Paul (second edition…. From the entry impute
• "Barbara, what I have to confess will amaze and grieve you," began Lucinda, with grave tenderness.1940, Zane Grey, chapter 12, in 30,000 on the Hoof, Roslyn, N.Y.: Walter J. Black, →OCLC, page 193. From the entry take
• But even she was forced to confess that nothing was astir in the mossy wilderness.1925, John Buchan, John Macnab, page 100. From the entry knobber
• It must, be confessed, however, that the majority of rheumatics are not able to stand such treatment.1911, George Knapp Abbott, Principles and practice of hydrotherapy. From the entry rheumatic
• After confessing to the crimes for which she was accused, Agnes Sampson was strangled to death and burned as a witch.2023 April 3, Celeste Larsen, Heal the Witch Wound: Reclaim Your Magic and Step Into Your Power, Weiser Books, →ISBN, page 17. From the entry witch's bridle
• Like there's no established ensemble for driving your son's widow home after she's confessed and then unconfessed to his murder.2021, Cate Quinn, Black Widows, page 363. From the entry unconfess
• Except then she’d have to confess to snailicide.2020, Michele Gorman, The Staycation, Trapeze, →ISBN. From the entry snailicide
• When Capital XTRA tried to find out what his next designs would be, Malone confessed, "I don't know.2019 November 27, Barbara Pavone, “Every Post Malone face tattoo explained”, in Nicki Swift. From the entry freeball

Meaning of confess

1. verb To admit to the truth, particularly in the context of sins or crimes committed.
2. verb To acknowledge faith in; to profess belief in.
3. verb To unburden (oneself) of sins to God or a priest, in order to receive absolution.

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Questions about confess in a sentence

How do you use confess in a sentence?

Confess is used as a verb. For example: “I confess to spray-painting all over that mural!”

What is a short sentence with confess?

“He eased his conscience by confessing.”

What does confess mean?

Confess means to admit to the truth, particularly in the context of sins or crimes committed.