Example Sentences

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Hollywood star Angelina Jolie has put her legendary Los Angeles estate on the market for $29.9 million—nearly two years after confessing that she wanted to leave the U.S. for good and move abroad.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

Senior Microsoft executives had “failure parties,” confessing their biggest professional mistakes.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

After finally confessing to their bosses about these secret missions, they were allowed to continue.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

Most famously, Parson Weems invented from whole cloth the story about young Washington taking a hatchet to his father’s cherry tree, then confessing to it.

From Slate • Feb. 16, 2026

But nobody understands: confessing meant nothing to me.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss