How to Use confess in a Sentence

confess

verb

• I confessed my sins to the priest.
• I have to confess that I was afraid at first.
• He confessed after being questioned for many hours.
• He willingly confessed his crime.
• But we're not finished, first, Wells wants Ivan to confess his sins to the group.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 29 Sep. 2021
• And in the unbinding candor of anonymity, all of them confess it in these books.
  — John Carlisle, Detroit Free Press, 24 Oct. 2024
• Savelli said Stough admitted to working at the store, but did not confess to the crime.
  — NBC News, 4 Nov. 2021
• Amy’s lousy plan is to get O’Sullivan drunk enough to confess while Rosa listens in the bathroom.
  — Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2021
• The defense also argued Allen's mental health was in decline while in prison, which led to him to confess to the crime.
  — Jeremy Edwards, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2024
• If that turned out not to suffice, Congress could always confess error and authorize more debt.
  — WSJ, 30 Aug. 2021
• Doctors called on those suffering from these kinds of illness to confess any sins that may have summoned the dead before treating them with spells to placate the ghosts.
  — Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2021
• In the series finale, Gunther, known for his bleached locks, finally summoned the courage to confess his love to Rachel, who let him down warmly.
  — New York Times, 24 Oct. 2021
• More and more expert hunters confess that late October—not mid-November—is the best time to kill a specific mature target buck.
  — Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 24 Oct. 2024
• Salvation can only be obtained by believing that Jesus was sent by God to forgive the sins of every human, and to confess those sins to him.
  — CNN, 18 Aug. 2021
• Passionate Mars' trine to rebellious Uranus may have everyone rushing to confess their love or fighting for what really matters to them.
  — Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 22 Aug. 2021
• Lawrence’s raspy singing voice has become the audio for the trend, with many TikTok users confessing to not even recognizing Sinatra’s version of the track.
  — Sara Belcher, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024
• At ages 21 and 18, Lyle Menendez and Erik Menendez confessed to the fatal shots that ended their parents’ lives.
  — Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
• All feature relatable protagonists, like the single father afraid to confess his feelings for his daughter’s Spanish tutor and the teenage boy who bonds with a pair of college students.
  — Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2021
• Writing the piece forced me to confess my fear of death.
  — Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2023
• The bell rings, and our knees fall and touch the earth, our tongues confess the prescribed words.
  — Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 9 Mar. 2022
• This man finally found the soul to confess and put an end to this.
  — Katie Campione, PEOPLE.com, 13 Jan. 2022
• More than a month later, in April, Loudon confessed to his wife.
  — William Gavin, Quartz, 23 Feb. 2024
• This time Scott and Springsteen both confessed to the slayings.
  — Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2023
• Even longtime die-hards confess that its lyrics can be hard to keep straight.
  — John Jurgensen, WSJ, 11 Feb. 2022
• Torkhan confessed he feels racked by guilt when villagers confront him in the fields.
  — Gerry Shih, Washington Post, 23 June 2023
• Lewis Spivey confessed to killing a pregnant woman and her child in 2002.
  — CBS News, 1 July 2023
• Both told the court that Price had come to them and confessed to murdering his children.
  — Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2024
• Somewhere in the middle of the sermon, Ortiz-Vite went to the bathroom, called 911 and confessed.
  — Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
• FirstEnergy has confessed to the scheme and paid a $230 million fine.
  — Sarah Stankorb, The New Republic, 29 June 2023
• The patient confesses to being the head of the Irish Mafia and spills out his darkest deeds and secrets.
  — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 July 2024

Last Updated: 12 Nov 2024