How to Use confession in a Sentence

confession

noun
  • I haven't gone to confession in three years.
  • She went to the police station and made a full confession.
  • The priest will hear confessions after mass today.
  • I have a confession to make: I have never done this before.
  • Fielder goes through his own rehearsal of the confession with an actor stand-in.
    Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 16 July 2022
  • Bieber made the confession to a close friend, who later leaked the information to the Daily Mail.
    Bayliss Wagner, USA TODAY, 12 July 2022
  • The confession made headlines and so did her little black dress by Christina Stambolian, earning its moniker.
    Charlie Carballo, WWD, 7 Sep. 2024
  • At the time of the confession Whited did not know the date or year of the shooting and police struggled to tie the statement to Dailey’s death.
    Eric Fleischauer The Decatur Daily, al, 7 July 2022
  • The milieus of the stories vary, but the mood threading them together is one of confession, sometimes in the theological sense.
    The New Yorker, 4 July 2022
  • Crimo made the confession in a voluntary statement after being reminded of his right to remain silent, officials said.
    Safia Samee Ali, NBC News, 6 July 2022
  • As the time draws near for the big confession, the tension is surprisingly high - Kor almost chickens out, but finally finds the courage to tell the truth.
    Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 18 July 2022
  • Dana Taylor: What led up to the moment that Ortiz was apprehended, and then to his full confession?
    Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 15 Aug. 2024
  • Lee absorbed the confession quietly, neither challenging it nor affirming it.
    Emma Green, The New Yorker, 30 June 2022
  • The reviews also determined that Ellerbe, 17 years old at the time, made a confession inconsistent with the facts and the evidence.
    Samantha Beech and Amya Henry, CNN, 16 July 2022
  • Still, Weger was convicted of the murders of Murphy, Oetting, and Lindquist, based largely on the confession.
    Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone, 1 Aug. 2022
  • McAdam ordered that the confession be struck from the record.
    Vanessa Arredondo, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2023
  • Turns out, the 45-year-old had her own confession to make.
    Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 22 July 2024
  • The judge ruled Thursday the teen's confession could be used in court.
    Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 21 June 2024
  • The film accused the police of beating a confession out of Crump.
    Adam Bernstein, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2023
  • In many towns, a shriving bell was rung to call villagers to confession.
    Grace Linden, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Feb. 2023
  • And then of course, there was Greer's dashcam confession.
    Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 11 May 2024
  • The documents do not say what the Saudis did to elicit the confessions.
    Justin Scheck, New York Times, 16 Dec. 2023
  • The boys, known as the Central Park Five, were convicted on the grounds of coerced false confessions.
    Ginia Bellafante, New York Times, 5 July 2023
  • But days later, Smith's brother made a confession that blew the case wide open.
    Christina Coulter, Fox News, 5 May 2024
  • Galvin was called into the room and spent the next two hours silently recording Maria’s confession.
    Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Geis told The Star that there are several factors that can lead to a false confession.
    Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 19 Apr. 2024
  • Loudon’s wife moved out of the couple’s home and cut off contact with him after his confession.
    Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 23 Feb. 2024
  • The decision to try to use the confessions has complicated the case for years.
    Charlie Savage, New York Times, 16 May 2024
  • While doing so, Burke made a confession about those closest to her.
    Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 7 May 2024
  • Though the confession sparked a lot of conversation, the post also had a few great looks for August.
    Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 12 Aug. 2023

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