Example Sentences

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I have committed a great sin, and my soul trembles while I am confessing it before you.

From An Obscure Apostle A Dramatic Story by Soissons, C. S. de

I am confessing and not excusing myself, Miss Mayhew.

From A Face Illumined by Roe, Edward Payson

I feel as if I am confessing a fault to you when I tell you I have heard from him at last—and more, that I was so glad to hear!

From Told In The Hills by Ryan, Marah Ellis

If I am confessing, I do not see why I should not confess up to the hilt.

From First and Last Things by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)

I am confessing, for the first time––and the last time.

From A Breath of Prairie and other stories by Marchand, J. N.