fessed up
Example Sentences
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Among other faults, he noted, the plaintiff’s lawyers never adequately fessed up to their wrongdoing.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
“If we’ve changed our core values,” he said, “we haven’t fessed up to that.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
A New Jersey gubernatorial candidate fessed up to editing his Spotify Wrapped to exaggerate his fandom for Garden State legend Bruce Springsteen.
From Salon • Dec. 13, 2024
So that is a long-winded way of saying that, were Mike living when Jimmy went to jail and fessed up to everything — I wonder, would Mike have been surprised?
From New York Times • Aug. 16, 2022
Much annoyed at himself, Uncle Joe tried to deny the accusation, but Kitty's face confirmed the suspicion against him, and in the end he "fessed up" rather lamely.
From Blue Bonnet's Ranch Party by Goss, John
