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
Elizabeth II was not officially informed for almost a decade that one of her most senior courtiers had confessed to being a Soviet spy, according to newly released MI5 files.
From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2025
A jailhouse informant and Williams’ then-girlfriend told authorities he had confessed to the crime.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2024
Anastasia's school was going to be called junior high, and his sister had confessed to him, "Sam, I am terrified about going to junior high."
From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry
