confessed

Example Sentences

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And elsewhere in the Gulf, Kuwait said that four people arrested earlier this month as they attempted to enter the country by sea had confessed to belonging to Iran's Revolutionary Guards.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

He confessed to the mistake that cost him $500 million, and gave the secrets of building billion-dollar businesses that last.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

Backers confessed that they were mortified that they had introduced him to their friends.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

In an interview with The Times, Sid confessed that the whole thing was a lie concocted by a publicist in the 1940s.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

When she confessed, with a poem, that she had not truly fallen in love with him until after the wedding, it shook him.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield