confess

People in prison confess to crimes, regardless of innocence, for any manner of reasons: because they are coerced, because their memories are unclear, to curry favor, for attention.

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

He’s probably testing me to see if I’ll confess.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

Unless Devine confesses to anything, the wicketkeeper is the star witness for the prosecution and the defence.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

He confesses to catching one game—a victory for Spain—in a ramshackle café in a Galician village.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 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

Plainview confesses, “I have a competition in me. I want no one else to succeed.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026

She lifts her head from his shoulder, hesitant, but then confesses: “I’m not sure if I want any at all. Would you’ve been okay with that?”

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon

When quizzed by the organisers, the miscreants confessed that they had sanded them into a better shape - and were duly disqualified.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

These are utterly baseless, as Lindsay Clancy has confessed.

From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026

“If my wife finds out, I will be in serious trouble,” said Yoon, who says he confessed only to a bit of bad luck without giving details.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

Years later, after the statute of limitations had expired, the three actual perpetrators — Steward, Bailey and Teamer — all confessed, according to the center.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026

I finally confessed my fears to him one night, and he gave me a lecture about “being rational” and not letting my fears limit me.

From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan

“Everyone was applauding and smiling at me,” he says, confessing to having been extremely nervous.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 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

Meanwhile, Sumsub, which sells services to counter fraud, polled 2,000 UK dating app users and found another culprit, with 54% of the poll respondents confessing to using AI to spice up their own online profile.

From BBC ● May 21, 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

Since I’m confessing, I also love the view of the woods from the great-room window, the gleam of the hardwood floor in the family room, and the soft-peach colors of my bedroom.

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper