How to Use confession in a Sentence
confession
noun
- I haven't gone to confession in three years.
- She went to the police station and made a full confession.
- The priest will hear confessions after mass today.
- I have a confession to make: I have never done this before.
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In the end, the confession was not admissible in court.
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Christina Dugan Ramirez,
PEOPLE.com,
24 Feb. 2022
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But on appeal, a new judge reviewed the confession and said Dugar should be released.
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Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
28 Jan. 2022
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His attempts to persuade sometimes come with a spoonful of confession.
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San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Feb. 2022
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When shooting was complete, Sharpe says Lewis pulled her aside and offered a confession of sorts.
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Marco Della Cava,
USA TODAY,
23 Feb. 2022
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John Jones: There were too many inconsistencies in the … confession.
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CBS News,
5 Feb. 2022
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Caleb narrates this novel himself in a voice that braids confession and self-justification into a series of tight knots.
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Washington Post,
18 Jan. 2022
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An attorney for Azeem also told the BBC the man filed a claim his confession was coerced by police.
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Marina Pitofsky,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2022
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For Will and Jada, though, the high wire act of confession is, naturally, a reassertion of power.
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New York Times,
10 Feb. 2022
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This tendency can be baffling to other signs, who may feel rattled when a taciturn Scorpio suddenly offers up an intimate confession.
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Jennifer Culp,
Them,
16 Oct. 2024
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Throughout his career, Mr. Mears was fond of the concession speeches — confession speeches — of losing candidates.
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Washington Post,
6 Mar. 2022
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After killing him, Yasper steals Xavier’s phone to poach song ideas, which Danner ultimately discovers, prompting a gut-wrenching confession.
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Selome Hailu,
Variety,
4 Mar. 2022
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McAdam ordered that the confession be struck from the record.
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Vanessa Arredondo,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2023
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Turns out, the 45-year-old had her own confession to make.
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Catherine Santino,
Peoplemag,
22 July 2024
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Who could forget the dumpling confession that caused Pat to bolt off the stage?
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Selena Barrientos,
Good Housekeeping,
18 May 2022
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The judge ruled Thursday the teen's confession could be used in court.
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Victoria Moorwood,
The Enquirer,
21 June 2024
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Send in the best confession—anonymously, of course—and the cash prize was yours.
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Deborah Cohen,
The Atlantic,
8 Mar. 2022
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The film accused the police of beating a confession out of Crump.
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Adam Bernstein,
BostonGlobe.com,
7 Aug. 2023
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That confession was read to each jury and judge who went on to sentence Owens to death.
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CBS News,
20 Sep. 2024
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In many towns, a shriving bell was rung to call villagers to confession.
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Grace Linden,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 Feb. 2023
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And then of course, there was Greer's dashcam confession.
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Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
11 May 2024
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The documents do not say what the Saudis did to elicit the confessions.
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Justin Scheck,
New York Times,
16 Dec. 2023
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Kim said in confession that the hardest part for Khloé will be losing her best friend.
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Rosa Sanchez,
Harper's BAZAAR,
16 June 2022
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The boys, known as the Central Park Five, were convicted on the grounds of coerced false confessions.
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Ginia Bellafante,
New York Times,
5 July 2023
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But days later, Smith's brother made a confession that blew the case wide open.
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Christina Coulter,
Fox News,
5 May 2024
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However, an off-screen confession led to a frank discussion about his three children (two girls and a boy) during episode 9.
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Glamour,
21 Oct. 2024
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In these clear-eyed and visceral confessions, Ito the journalist dissolves and Ito the person comes into better view.
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Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
26 Oct. 2024
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