confessed

Example Sentences

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She confessed to harboring a top-secret method that has never failed her.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

I confessed to Voorhees that I completely misread the direction this country was heading back when the first Black president in history termed out in 2016.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2026

They also identified an 11th person they said had been arrested and had confessed to being part of the alleged plot.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

Schaefer confessed to the killing but claimed he was defending himself during an argument with von Wiese Mack, who was unhappy that her daughter was pregnant.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

In another letter to Anthony, Stanton confessed that she often wished she “were as free” as her unmarried friend so that she could “stump the State in a twinkling.”

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling