How to Use confessional in a Sentence
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Jen is no stranger to a sit-down confessional.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
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Isabel shared just how much that meant to her in a confessional.
—Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2023
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The song plays out like the kinds of brooding confessionals that take place solo at the bar.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2025
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Well, her confessionals have shown her to have a poor read on the dynamics.
—Martin Holmes, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2023
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The ethical will, it must be said, is not meant as a confessional.
—Tom Teicholz, Forbes, 9 June 2022
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Riley then explains in a confessional what led to her health scare.
—Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com, 27 Apr. 2021
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First, a confessional that neatly ties into the rest of this piece.
—Steven Aquino, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2023
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Brown got more confessionals than Tiffany Ervin has across her four episodes now.
—Pitchfork, 20 Mar. 2026
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Later, Jamie sits in her confessional, glass of wine in hand, and sobs some more.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 21 Apr. 2020
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In their confessionals, the sisters each told their side of the story.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
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Fans screamed lyrics like confessionals.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 22 Jan. 2026
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As Kim cuddles with Saint, her voice cuts in from a confessional.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 7 July 2023
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In her confessionals, Liann has been filling in some of the context.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
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The room transforms from a studio space to something like a confessional.
—Arabelle Sicardi, Allure, 28 Sep. 2023
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In a confessional, Thore talks about some of the struggles that come with having her boyfriend so far away.
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 26 Aug. 2022
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But Angela told the camera in the confessional that she's done.
—Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 16 Oct. 2022
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In a separate confessional, Kim is filmed texting with a big grin on her face.
—Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 13 May 2022
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Elise loudly says in the confessional.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
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Some of the stories are about scary things, some of them are confessionals, some are truly beautiful.
—Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2024
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In her own confessional, Pamela opens up about her thoughts on becoming a mother.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026
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Jenner, also speaking in a confessional on the show, didn’t seem fazed by the challenge.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2022
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As the montage continues, the episode cuts to a confessional.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 14 July 2023
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In a confessional, Zach asks Jackson to share his favorite sport to play.
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 14 Nov. 2022
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In his confessional, Blake is kind of shook and notes that Katie might not be ready for an engagement.
—Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, 10 Aug. 2021
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Noah says in his confessional that the other guys have been mean to him because of his bold moves on the group date in the previous episode.
—Lia Beck, refinery29.com, 24 Nov. 2020
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But there is just me and the ramen in our little cardboard confessional, staring each other in the face.
—Nina Li Coomes, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2021
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What kept fans talking in the lobby, though, were Nas’s confessionals about coming out.
—Jada Yuan, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2023
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And based on the stars’ on-camera interviews in the confessionals, the curriculum is a lot to take in.
—Shauna Stuart | [email protected], al, 30 Apr. 2023
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Of course, Anastasia is happy to head straight into a confessional to vent about what just went down.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 14 Feb. 2023
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As Sutton points out in her confessional, that's not a normal reaction to such a thing.
—Mary Sollosi, EW.com, 6 Aug. 2021
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One piece, set in a prison, feels as hushed as a church confessional.
—Holland Cotter, New York Times, 13 July 2023
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Just remember that even works of art that seem confessional can leave out a whole lot.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 4 May 2023
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In a confessional, the mom of four says that her little ones often say crazy things to her.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025
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In a later confessional scene, Matt says he wasn't shocked by the news.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE.com, 12 July 2022
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That is where the device of the confessional letter came in.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 26 May 2026
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First up is Levi, who hasn’t had even a single line or confessional since the first episode.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2026
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The final shot of the series is in a confessional.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2025
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Hall murmurs in her confessional, her eyes shining with fresh tears.
—Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 14 Sep. 2023
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The episode then shifted to a confessional with Kody.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
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That almost makes up for the confessional interview done with a snorkel in his mouth.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
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Too many confessional quotes about horror movies?
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
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This confessional song was among the first tunes in which rock stars showed a vulnerable side.
—Dave McKenna, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2022
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With the Italian lunch hour whirling around us, we are cradled in a confessional safe haven.
—Kristina Kasparian, Longreads, 6 Feb. 2024
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Stephen then squirrels away the confessional video for leverage.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 12 Jan. 2026
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In the confessional scene, played out on a dusty Italian cul-de-sac, Kendall is a mess.
—Town & Country, 21 Feb. 2023
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The album finds the burgeoning pop icon at his most confessional.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2021
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Fans of her novels would pen long, confessional letters asking for her ear or some advice.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Jan. 2023
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The fact that the former outweighs the latter is what makes this cine-confessional worth checking out.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Jan. 2026
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In a confessional, Camille is more candid.
—Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026
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But, at the same time, this is a figure who speaks at length in her confessional Prologue about herself.
—Hazlitt, 18 Jan. 2023
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The gunman, found dead days later, had planned the attack for years and left confessional videos but gave no motive.
—Kimberlee Kruesi, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
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The bathroom entrance is adapted from a church confessional box.
—Stephanie Rafanelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
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This is a great defense, but Amanda is good only in confessional.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2026
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As this confessional approach has worn thin, the national mood has also changed.
—Isle McElroy, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026
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The divisions therefore do not play out along Lebanon's age-old confessional lines.
—Tamara Qiblawi, CNN, 15 Oct. 2021
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There's even a confessional room, for guests to recap their fun (and gossip about their other housemates, 'natch).
—Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 22 Feb. 2024
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People came in into his confessional booth.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
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Neo Cab is less of a driving game and more of an interactive confessional booth.
—Vulture, 2 Oct. 2023
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Barton Springs is not a confessional.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 10 Feb. 2026
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Kody reflected on his own divorces in a confessional, and lamented how messy the breakups became.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
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