confess
verb (used with object)
to acknowledge or avow (a fault, crime, misdeed, weakness, etc.) by way of revelation.
had confessed
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past perfectof confess.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The testimony of Skalnik, who claimed that Dailey had confessed to the homicide while they were both detained in Pinellas County Jail, helped prosecutors secure Dailey’s conviction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
And elsewhere in the Gulf, Kuwait said that four people arrested earlier this month as they attempted to enter the country by sea had confessed to belonging to Iran's Revolutionary Guards.
From Barron's ● May 12, 2026
In 1997, he met with James Earl Ray, who had confessed to killing Dr. King.
From New York Times ● Jan. 22, 2024
Then last July, Turkey's MIT intelligence agency named seven suspects it said had confessed to working for Mossad.
From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2024
She knew I wasn’t having an easy time getting along with the girls on the softball team and I had confessed to her that I was thinking about quitting.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
