confessional

Example Sentences

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Toward the end of the evening, there was an unexpected confessional.

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

State television publicized some high-profile corruption cases in a four-part documentary series aired this week, which featured confessional interviews with disgraced officials—including a former agriculture minister and a onetime top banker turned regional leader.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026

On that fateful day in March when he sent Matthiesen that confessional email, Doyle strongly suggested that his disappearing act would be final.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

I could hear whisperings from the confessional on the other side.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya