Confess example sentences
Related (12): admit, acknowledge, reveal, disclose, declare, confession, confessional, penitent, conceal, deny, hide, secret
"Confess" Example Sentences
Common Phrases
- confess to
- confess the truth
- confess one's sins
- confess everything
- confess one's feelings
- confess a crime
- confess to a priest
- confess in writing
- confess under pressure
- confess reluctantly
- confess openly
- confess one's love
Examples by Level
A1
- I confess I don't understand this.
- He will confess to his mother what he did.
A2
- She wanted to confess her mistake before anyone found out.
- They asked him to confess, but he was too scared.
B1
- I have to confess that I've been avoiding you because I'm embarrassed.
- Looking back, I should have confess my doubts about the plan from the start.
B2
- She struggled for weeks before finally deciding to confess the affair to her partner.
- The defendant's refusal to confess only made him look more guilty in the eyes of the jury.
C1
- What we often fail to confess is that our greatest fears are usually rooted in shame rather than actual danger.
- He had spent so long constructing a false identity that to confess the truth would be to unravel everything he'd built.
C2
- There's a particular vulnerability in choosing to confess something you've hidden for years — not because you expect forgiveness, but because the weight has become unbearable.
- She understood that to confess would be to surrender the narrative she'd carefully maintained, and that terrified her more than any consequence.
Examples by Scenario
🏠 Everyday Life
- I have to confess — I've been eating your leftovers from the fridge all week.
- My kid came home and had to confess that he broke the window with a baseball.
💼 Workplace
- During the meeting, she had to confess that the deadline wasn't actually going to be met.
- I need to confess that I've been taking longer lunches than I'm supposed to.
📊 Business
- The CEO was forced to confess accounting irregularities that had been hidden for years.
- The company had to confess in a press release that the product had a serious safety flaw.
🛒 Buying / Shopping
- I confess I spent way more on this jacket than I originally planned to.
- The salesman had to confess that the item was actually on backorder for three months.
✈️ Travel
- I have to confess I forgot my passport at home and we're leaving tomorrow.
- The hotel staff had to confess they'd overbooked the rooms for the night.
📚 Education
- The student decided to confess to the teacher that she hadn't actually done the assignment.
- He had to confess that he didn't understand the material and needed tutoring.
❤️ Relationships
- After months of guilt, she finally worked up the courage to confess that she'd kissed someone else.
- He wanted to confess his feelings but was terrified of losing her as a friend.
📰 News / Politics
- The politician was forced to confess to campaign finance violations after the investigation.
- The whistleblower agreed to confess what she knew about the corruption in exchange for immunity.
💻 Technology
- I confess I have no idea how to use this software — can someone walk me through it?
- The company had to confess that user data had been compromised in the breach.
📝 Formal Writing
- The researcher must confess certain limitations in the methodology that may have affected the results.
- The audit revealed that the organization failed to confess material misstatements in its financial records.