confessed
Americanadjective
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openly admitted; declared to be true.
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Christianity. having confessed one's sins for absolution.
Other Word Forms
- confessedly adverb
- self-confessed adjective
- self-confessedly adverb
- unconfessed adjective
Example Sentences
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The friends confessed to "staying up past bedtime" to watch their favourite traitor plot her next play.
From BBC
“I didn’t have a good answer for her,” she confessed.
From Literature
"You're watching a little bit in awe for the first few episodes," he confessed, "but then by the end, you're there sat with tissues drying tears away… it's a very, very sweet story."
From BBC
After our third date, I confessed that I wasn’t sure whether I was ready to date.
From Los Angeles Times
LimeImmediate6115 confessed, “I see pictures and descriptions of many of the wines in this subreddit and I truly feel I don’t belong here.”
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