confess

Given that clemency boards often look more favorably on applicants who acknowledge their wrongdoing and express remorse, I asked if he’d been tempted to confess.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

One of the purported motivations for “Juiced” was getting Simpson to confess to the murders on camera, though the proviso going in was that no one could bring them up.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

The finale, “Vote 4 Paul Baker,” builds toward a big rom-com sequence: Anton races home with Issa to confess his feelings to Paul Baker.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026

But she became so unwell that she had to confess.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

“Why, I must confess that I love him better than I do Bingley. I am afraid you will be angry.”

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen

“The strange thing is I don’t identify with Scully in the same way I do with other characters that I played for much less time,” Anderson confesses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

Even at 79 — he’ll hit octogenarian status in December — Kaye confesses he hasn’t slowed down as a collector.

From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026

"I'm a physics teacher and I've got a terrible sense of humour," he confesses, so he particularly likes it if the students pick up on his fondness for corny puns.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

Muir confesses that this feature of the market is overlooked by many market players, partly because it’s esoteric and seemingly innocuous.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026

“Sometimes I wish I could just disappear and leave them,” he confesses, ashamed.

From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon

When Parsons asked him what he would do if he could be guaranteed success, he confessed his dream of becoming a Broadway producer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

When he failed, he confessed to the crime.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

Steinem also confessed to it being a "green card marriage" because Bale's US visa was running out - but said that they loved each other and were going to be together regardless.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

On a break outside the courtroom, Garcia, who is studying for his master’s degree in public relations, confessed he had “no idea what anybody’s talking about.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

Some mediums straight-out confessed to fraud in newspapers, books, or magazines.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

“You’d be getting a phone call from me about an hour after we say goodbye, confessing all,” Seehorn answers, smiling.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

Ukrainian intelligence agent Vladyslav Reut says he did not kill Anastasiia Berezovska - a woman suspected of trying to assassinate a multimillionaire in Monaco - despite earlier confessing to it.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

By genuinely confessing on the dance floor, Madonna has made a far more moving and crucial “biopic” than any shiny studio film could afford her.

From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026

Hollywood star Angelina Jolie has put her legendary Los Angeles estate on the market for $29.9 million—nearly two years after confessing that she wanted to leave the U.S. for good and move abroad.

From MarketWatch ● May 19, 2026

“I feel terrible confessing this, but I’ve given up my running,” Luke says.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti