CONFESS in a Sentence
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226 example sentences for CONFESS, such as:
1. A fault confessed is half redressed.
2. Open confession is good for the soul.
3. They forced him to sign a confession.
4. His confessions were made under torture.
5. I confess myself sincerely anxious that you may.
2. Open confession is good for the soul.
3. They forced him to sign a confession.
4. His confessions were made under torture.
5. I confess myself sincerely anxious that you may.
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Meanings and Examples of CONFESS
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confess
v. confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith
v. confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 I freely confess that I was of the opinion that Stangerson was concerned in the death of Drebber.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER VII. LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER VII. LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS
2 Napoleon now called upon them to confess their crimes.
3 When they had finished their confession, the dogs promptly tore their throats out, and in a terrible voice Napoleon demanded whether any other animal had anything to confess.
4 Let swains and nymphs lead on the play, while Zephyr sleeps, and the unruly tribes of Heaven confess my sway.
5 He continued: "Speaking merely as one of the audience, I confess I was puzzled."
6 These particulars struck me, I confess, disagreeably; and as I followed him into the bright light of the consulting-room, I kept my hand ready on my weapon.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde By Robert Louis Stevenson
Context Highlight In CHAPTER DR. LANYON'S NARRATIVE
Context Highlight In CHAPTER DR. LANYON'S NARRATIVE
7 But you must confess that you were born in the lap of luxury, yourself.
8 He was as much amused and interested, at present, as it became so fine a gentleman to be; perhaps even more than it would have been consistent with his reputation to confess.
9 I should like to have seen him once more, I confess.
10 I confess myself sincerely anxious that you may.
11 I need not say how rejoiced I shall be to hear there has been any mistake, but the report is so prevalent that I confess I cannot help trembling.
12 I hope I may have good cause to do so,' replied Mr. Losberne; 'though I confess I don't think I shall.
13 But these measures, however good in themselves, were insufficient for the real extent of the evil, the whole of which Sir Walter found himself obliged to confess to her soon afterwards.
14 I confess that I do think there is a disparity, too great a disparity, and in a point no less essential than mind.
15 He is a clever man, a reading man; and I confess, that I do consider his attaching himself to her with some surprise.
Example Sentence: (16 in 2 pages)
1 I cannot flatter myself that I am better than he: I am forced to confess that he and I are on a level.
2 I confess I began to feel a little drowsy, which is not too surprising considering our five days of hard work.
3 She needed to confess her sins and ask for forgiveness.
4 The court heard that the six defendants had been coerced into making a confession.
5 Open confession is good for the soul.
6 He made a false confession which he later retracted.
7 They forced him to sign a confession.
8 Though Rudy claimed his wife was off visiting friends, his shriek of horror when she walked into the room was tantamount to a confession that he believed she was dead.
9 He tried to expiate his crimes by a full confession to the authorities.
10 Iranian state television on Sunday aired what it described as the confession of an Iranian man detained for spying for the CIA.
11 A fault confessed is half redressed.
12 The minister confessed to having experimented with cannabis in her youth.
13 He confessed to the murder but later retracted his statement.
14 Amrozi naively admitted his role in the attack, they said, but the law needs more than confessions, it needs evidence.
15 His confessions were made under torture.