finessing

Example Sentences

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She’s an adult, so fessing up was obviously the ethical and right thing to do.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 22, 2026

“It’s possible that these are all isolated incidents which are completely unconnected, other than the timing of the banks fessing up to them.”

From Barron's • Oct. 17, 2025

In effect, the Blockchain Association is fessing up to crypto’s ability to dodge the law.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 28, 2023

John Butters, a senior earnings analyst at FactSet, says that of companies fessing up to earnings problems, about half have pointed to the dollar as a contributing factor.

From New York Times • Oct. 10, 2022

I don’t know if there’s a how-to-go-on-a-first-date-without-making-a-total-fool-of-yourself handbook out there, but if there is I’m pretty sure fessing up to your weird Dolly Parton obsession is not on the do list.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy