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.
• Writing the piece forced me to confess my fear of death.
  — Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2023
• 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
• 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
• FirstEnergy has confessed to the scheme and paid a $230 million fine.
  — Sarah Stankorb, The New Republic, 29 June 2023
• Toward the end of her set, Roan confessed that performing on Tiny Desk has long been a dream of hers.
  — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 21 Mar. 2024
• Her death was ruled a suicide, but a member of the group confessed to killing her on the orders of her husband and was charged.
  — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 8 Feb. 2024
• Of course, at the time of said breakup, Ariel had no idea that Zach had broken his vow of chastity and then confessed the blunder to Kaity.
  — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 28 Mar. 2023
• Van der Sloot confessed to killing Holloway as part of a plea agreement in the extortion and fraud case.
  — Holmes Lybrand, CNN, 24 Oct. 2023
• Her cousin, then 14, would soon confess to the crimes, authorities alleged at the time.
  — Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 26 Jan. 2024
• Jeremy Bailey, 34, confessed to killing his wife, in-laws, and the family’s three dogs at their home in May.
  — Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 July 2023
• No one has ever confessed to taking her, let alone killing her.
  — Gina Barton, USA TODAY, 20 July 2023
• After all about 80% of men confess to using some form of hair product.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
• The fire department said the man confessed to having set four other fires in the area in July and August.
  — Elena Becatoros, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Aug. 2023
• More than three years after the ascendant New York drill rapper Pop Smoke was shot and killed, a now-18-year-old has confessed to the killing.
  — Vulture, 15 May 2023
• Haney confessed to the Mount Airy robberies while in custody, according to the news release.
  — Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 13 Feb. 2024
• The tweet was in reference to when Pennywell fell asleep on the show while her now-husband Brett Brown confessed his love for her.
  — Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 17 Apr. 2023
• The Day Chaser brand rep also confessed to texting Shep.
  — Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 1 Dec. 2023
• Clark confessed to Bundy about the murders and invited her to take part in subsequent killings.
  — Jeremy Childs, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2023
• The doctors candidly confessed that the chances of success were meager.
  — David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 Mar. 2024
• During the talk, Twain confessed that she's never felt freer during her three decades in music.
  — Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 12 July 2023
• As the ladies chatted at the bar, Kalani confessed that her husband Asuelu had been misbehaving.
  — Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 15 Aug. 2023
• But Wallen confesses that Post Malone’s studio hours were hard for him.
  — Melinda Newman, Billboard, 6 Dec. 2023
• They were later identified by the truck driver and confessed.
  — Shelley Murphy, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Mar. 2023

Last Updated: 6 May 2024