confession of ignorance
Example Sentences
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While we have no reason to dispute Kennedy’s confession of ignorance about the nation’s security, we do know a great deal more than he lets on.
From Washington Post • Nov. 25, 2019
I also knew that universities did not reward ignorance, or the confession of ignorance, and so I kept my ignorance to myself and pretended that I knew what I was doing.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2017
He took her silence for a confession of ignorance.
From The Divine Fire by Sinclair, May
Others gave me information that I couldn't have got from Odell without a confession of ignorance, or from the Misses Callender without impertinence.
From Lord John in New York by Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel)
Herr von Osternau laughed at the young man's frank confession of ignorance, at which Frau von Osternau was much surprised.
From Quicksands by Streckfuss, Adolph
