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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On a date with a golf pro, Catherine confessed it was her mom, Ellen, who urged her to match with his profile.
"That was me, but I wasn't being self-aggrandising," he confessed to BBC News.
From BBC
“A lot of stuff’s been sitting here for a long time,” Flores confessed as he looks around at the different half-filled genre crates.
From Los Angeles Times
But the warm reaction from the cricket world to his book, and the life struggles he confessed, reinforced how fondly Robin Smith will always be remembered.
From BBC
She confessed that she is already “so in love” with her new home, which comes with enough space to host the entire “Shark Tank” crew.
From MarketWatch
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