confessional
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The son of an Irish mother and a Guyanese father, Lynott was the band’s bassist and primary songwriter, with a soothing voice that seemed almost confessional.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026
There’s also a “spill your beans confessional board,” where visitors can anonymously respond to prompts.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026
“I think I just pushed myself way past my limit,” she said in a confessional.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026
More than five million words survive from his pen, including the “Confessions,” a slippery and carefully constructed autobiography covering his life into his mid-30s; numerous letters; and chatty, confessional sermons.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025
They all drew around the kneeling Horse and myself, and the wall provided the enclosure but not the privacy of the confessional.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
