| 单词 | confess |
| 例句 | Myers then confessed that he had made up the story because the true killer was none other than the elected sheriff of a nearby county. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z "I'm not sure—I don't know much about cricket, actually," I confess. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z The paper explained that because he had confessed and had a positive attitude, he was pardoned. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z But when Mqhayi rose to speak, I confess to being disappointed. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She didn’t really think that Odenigbo’s shouting would have rattled him into confessing but she could not be entirely sure. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I wanted to confess and tell Daddy everything, but I couldn’t. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z In the training films, the suspects always caved in and confessed to their crimes. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, Mama described a whole library that Don Bernardo confessed he had hidden there. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Bosun’s mate, take a bight of the flying-jib sheet, and start this villain if he doesn’t confess his sins double quick,’ said the British captain. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “I read the letter that came to you from the man named Horatio, after you fell senseless and it dropped from your hand,” she confesses. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I confessed about the barefoot-discovered cat puke and a comatose Fig sleeping past his breakfast head bump. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z It was easier to confess everything and implicate everybody. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z "A southern poultice,” the physician says, "of my own making. I've used it many times, I confess, but with you, I've gotten the formula perfect.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The young man had put his glass down, just in front of his rubber boots, and leaned toward them, his elbows on his knees, as if he was about to confess something. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z But before Aibileen can confess, Reverend Johnson comes and sits down in the pew behind us, leans between our shoulders. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He confessed to the assassination of eminent Party members, the distribution of seditious pamphlets, embezzlement of public funds, sale of military secrets, sabotage of every kind. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z “As you say, no one could’ve. But I have to confess, I'm glad you two had at least a few months of happiness together.” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z I could not help watching as the Five Black Categories confessed. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z "Know you? That would be a yes: You're famous, we must confess." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z I also confessed of once feeling sympathy for those who are inferior. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I wanted to scream it out, whether to confess or frighten, I don’t know. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z How we’d finally just confessed our feelings to each other, one groundling to another, seeing and being seen. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z But nobody understands: confessing meant nothing to me. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “I don’t know why I’m nervous,” she confessed. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Guilt digs its claws into me, but if I go home, confessing my lie before figuring out some astonishingly clever next steps, I’ll be under total house arrest until I turn eighteen in June. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Maybe their plan is to keep the pressure on until the guilty party breaks down and confesses. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z “Well, I live with my father and Arfy, my dog. My folks got divorced, and my mom doesn’t live with us anymore. It’s lonesome without her,” confessed Brad. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z “I confess I am, and so much else besides. I welcome you to our great city of learning and hope that we may be of service.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “I've been spying again, without really intending it, I confess, and this time I saw something. I did indeed.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z To clarify a remark someone made earlier, I confess that I am making up all the proper nouns. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “None, this one grieves to confess. We beg your pardon.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z His sole concern was to find out what they wanted him to confess, and then confess it quickly, before the bullying started anew. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Like I’m confessing to the crime of being alive. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z “You’ll have to tell me what happened. I confess you have—startled me, but as I’m not wearing my judge’s wig at the moment, let’s have it.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z He told me he slept about four hours a night but later confessed, “I can’t sleep. There’s always somebody not getting treatment. I can’t stand that.” Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Why did so many people think that they could confess the most shocking things to each other over a meal? Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Most were convinced that the police had forced him to confess. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z "He tried to put his tongue in my mouth," Catelyn had confessed to her sister afterward, when they were alone. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Why have Alaska confess when she’d already been in trouble so many times? Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z I must confess, my overwhelming feeling on hearing this was one of relief. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z As he later confessed, “I’m not very organized.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Cast out the sinner, let the guilty rise and confess. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z "I grow ever more admiring of you, my lord," confessed the eunuch. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z And when I confessed to the other boys that I felt nothing, they too admitted that they felt nothing. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z She shakes her head no, but then confesses, “OK, yes, like a baby.” Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “I loved the arguing, but I might have overdone it,” he confessed later. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Given the unusual things Cox and his son were about to do for Booth, given Booth’s state of mind, there is little doubt that Booth confessed all to his hosts. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “I have been thinking, I must confess, of setting some brief thoughts to paper,” Fremande announced gravely. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z When the paramedic asked her what time that was, she had to confess that she did not know. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He tries to evade the question, but in the end has to confess, for Kropp tells the same story. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d wanted a chance to confess, a chance to make up a story about that piece of paper. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z She had confessed, she had begged him to do the same, but he hadn’t dared. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z With everything else fighting for room in my head, I must confess that Mom and Dad’s “important meeting” didn’t seem very important to me. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I also have to confess that I've been looking extra carefully at people's T-shirts at school to see if someone might be wearing an Elliott Smith shirt. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z “Is that so? And now you wish to confess?” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Jo confesses that she is still weak from her difficult years of longing for that other man. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I confessed then to the Queen that my feet were hurting. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z There was a long range of crimes— espionage, sabotage, and the like—to which everyone had to confess as a matter of course. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z “He might have confessed he visited us. Maybe that’s what they meant when they said they already had the information. They could say we were establishing counterrevolutionary ties.” Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z By autumn, things had gotten so bad that she confessed tearfully to a friend that her son was being ridiculed and ostracized by classmates at his exclusive private school. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Finally the boldest of us confessed that the entire thing was a fraud and we played hooky from church. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I will further confess that, driven by the extremity of my need and the madness to which it pushed me, I ate some of his flesh. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z If one confesses and the other doesn’t, the one who confesses will be rewarded by being let go, while the other one will get a five-year term. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I confess I didn’t show her his last one. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Turtle had convinced her not to confess: It would mean a criminal record, it would kill their mother, and no one would believe her anyhow. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z I kiss Natasha’s hand and then confess: “Sometimes I think maybe she made a wrong turn having us.” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z I confess: I do wish to see her face. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “I think I know what the sixth Horcrux is. I wonder what you will say when I confess that I have been curious for a while about the behavior of the snake, Nagini?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z So Tab confessed, for the fourth time that day. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z “I, too, have developed a liking for these stories,” I confessed, “for it pleases me to read of clever women who find love.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I wish I could confess to being a person full of hate for the Bureau and for David, a person who would let someone else get riddled with bullets to save herself. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z He explained his purpose almost as though he were confessing. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He confessed that he had murdered his wife, although he knew, and his questioners must have known, that his wife was still alive. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z He confessed to feeling “a profound grief, and a profound perplexity about the course we should be following.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “We went farther after that,” he continued, “till we found the house. It was a cow needing to be milked that led us there. I milked her. They were...trusting me by then,” he confessed. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z There is talk of the difficulty of Russian names, students confessing merely to skimming them. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z All he had to do was confess to something small, but he couldn’t force himself to grovel in front of Jorge. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I feel like I’m confessing something I shouldn’t. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z After confessing to these things they had been pardoned, reinstated in the Party, and given posts which were in fact sinecures but which sounded important. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Further, they were to confess their sins to him. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z April smiled at me like only her smile could get me to confess. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z "I confess, I had not considered it in that light." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z We were both available, and furthermore we confessed to being almost immediately uninterested in anyone else we met. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He was confessing everything, even the things he had succeeded in holding back under the torture. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z 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. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z She stresses the verb confessing as if their father were actually being pious in looking ahead for his daughters. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I heard they both confessed right away, and I figured it was because Casey didn’t want it coming out in his trial about how he’d been chasing after Joey for so long. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z What he could endure, what he would confess, if things got bad enough. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z I doubted very much that he was about to be turned into a mouse, although I must confess that I was secretly hoping it might happen. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z But I have to also confess that things with Jupe have gotten a bit out of hand, albeit in a different way. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Qarl confessed that he had never seen a peach, so she told him he must join her on her next voyage south. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “It’s worked thirty-nine times so far, pal,” Hall assured me with a crooked grin when I confessed my doubts. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z On answering the present call, Dewey immediately heard “I want to confess.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “Wanted to confess. Provided we sent the reward first.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z I confess that I really enjoy shopping at Whole Foods. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Not that I have anything to confess to—other than borrowing 1 wrong answer. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z When couples confess that they can’t stop thinking about each other, it’s because their serotonin level has dropped. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z “Not too late to go to Brademas and confess,” I remind him. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Because, yeah, he was excited to see her, but he was about to confess something—maybe the biggest mistake he’d ever made—and he didn’t want her to be there when he confessed it. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Still, I confess, the memory of the goodness lingered for a long time in my mouth. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z “But I have no idea what they want me to confess.” Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He gazed at me and I had no doubt he thought I was either a tremendous liar for claiming authorship of a white man’s book or that I was confessing something to him. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z But I could confess on her behalf now. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z I confess that in that moment, with that particular view, I did wonder whether there was any path forward. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “Did she know?—had she heard any thing about her, since their being at Randalls?—he felt much anxiety—he must confess that the nature of her complaint alarmed him considerably.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z I will confess that I caught one of his arms with the gaff and used his flesh as bait. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z But she would sooner have her tongue torn out than confess how bad she felt; limping, tight-lipped, trembling, she kept pace with Will and said nothing. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “It was my first time in a real web,” confessed Luxa. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z It had been hard for the other angels to hear it, to see one of their own confess to being something else, something other, something ugly. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z I have not confessed my sins to Father Alphonse, and Mother knows this. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Maudie, who lived a less complicated life, had had fewer sins to confess and had gotten out sooner. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Or where they drown you and make you confess,” Wylan said. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The advertising agency and the tobacco company were delighted by the unpaid publicity and were only too happy to confess to the error in the coda, “What do you want, good grammar or good taste?” The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z The figure heaved itself from its chair, and I confess, I didn’t stay long enough to see what happened next. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z “We were both on the Taliban list,” he finally confessed to my mother. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z "You wish to confess your crimes, we are told." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z As a result, they’ll probably both confess and both spend three years in prison. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z This is the elusive “ear” of a skilled writer—the tacit sense of style which every honest stylebook, echoing Wilde, confesses cannot be explicitly taught. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Despite the bruises on the bodies of Kerling and Thiel from their interrogator, who had resorted to beating them to get them to confess, no one complained. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z He wished they would tell him what they wanted so that he would know what to confess. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “Since you’re a man of God, I’m going to tell you a story, confess some sins.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I confessed my climbing plans to her, and to my relief she neither laughed nor acted as though they were particularly strange. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The doctor agreed, but just before Mary was to leave the hospital, she confessed that the real reason she wanted a weekend pass was to make another suicide attempt. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Night or day, whenever the queen closed her eyes to sleep, one of her captors would appear to wake her and demand that she confess her sins. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z His team kicks off, but Manny’s players don’t move because he’s still gaping at Justyce like he just confessed to murder. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z He had confessed and death loomed now for certain in a public future. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He kisses the dark hair on her forearms, the prominent collarbone, which she had once confessed to him is her favorite part of her body. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The people we met were kind to the girls and respectful to us, even when confessing that voting for any Democrat would be a half-crazy departure from tradition. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Safer to confess too much than too little. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Uh...Nothing. Your trailer sounds like it could be a horror movie or maybe...you’re not going to get all sparkly in the sunlight and confess to being a vampire, are you?” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z "True killer? I confess, you make me curious. Who do you propose?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Has she confessed her sins and repented of them?” he asks. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He was relieved when Pippin confessed what he had done; but he was angry, and Pippin could see his eye glinting. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I doubt; I fear; I think strange things, which I dare not confess to my own soul. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z I was sorely tempted to cry out the truth, to confess that Hamlet was my husband. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Since I’m confessing, I also love the view of the woods from the great-room window, the gleam of the hardwood floor in the family room, and the soft-peach colors of my bedroom. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z "I do not intend to carry out the orders," Burger confessed. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z To take her mind oft things, she reverted to her old habit of saying the rosary in the slums and confessing her sins to Father Antonio. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Nobody ever escaped detection, and nobody ever failed to confess. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Middleton’s companion confessed to beating Lewis over the head with a hammer. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z He confessed that for years he had been in personal touch with Goldstein and had been a member of an underground organization which had included almost every human being he had ever known. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z “I confess it was conceived in delight, and I grieve to think that it will be born into misery!” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z She makes the single exception of confessing her sins to a Catholic priest. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He confessed that he was a religious believer, an admirer of capitalism, and a sexual pervert. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Jorge’s eyes narrowed and his mouth tightened into a thin line when Matt refused to confess, but he said nothing. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I confess I enjoyed this part of it at the time. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z “Flying is a rather exhilarating experience,” she confessed to us. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt she had known it was me all along and had accused Robert to see if I would have the courage to confess. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z And in his final letter Ruess nonchalantly confesses to his brother: I have had a few narrow escapes from rattlers and crumbling cliffs. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I confess I wasn’t too clear exactly what that meant, but I followed everybody else and got colored paper and glue and scissors. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Then she leans forward and speaks in confidence, “I confess I do not love her as I ought in charity!” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “Or perhaps, to confess that you yourself are worried and frightened? You need your friends, Harry. As you so rightly said, Sirius would not have wanted you to shut yourself away.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z He’d confessed to me, last night, that he’d been secretly learning and practicing on his own these last couple of years, and I was blown away by how much he’d progressed all by himself. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “So they confessed to you, Sheriff, that they had kidnapped Emmett Till?” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z In it she confessed to crimes she could not possibly have committed and admitted faults far beyond her capacity. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “Do you speak English?” she asked, and when I confessed with some embarrassment that I didn’t, she went on in Spanish. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z They’re separated and interrogated, and each is given the choice of confessing to the major crime and implicating his partner or remaining silent. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “That is all we ask, my boy. I must confess I am not a patient man myself.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “I have a weakness for fresh eggs,” Major de Coverley confessed. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “So I confess only that I have neglected my prayers, which is a fault most common -with us.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z "While we're at it, do you have anything else to confess?" The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z And I was filled with compassion for his suffering, even now, as he confessed his craving to take my life. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “I must confess I returned to Indianapolis in no cheerful frame of mind,” Geyer wrote. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z In these prayers I acknowledged my great unworthiness to my Lord Jesus and searched my heart for every sin to which I could confess. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z “I can eat five of these,” she confessed, ignoring the nutrition label. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z They confessed to all sorts of creative sins, and Jorge was so pleased that he hardly ever punished them. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “At the beginning of the description of the Count’s wife—her Christian name, to be exact. But I confess that I still do not see the point.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ve been asked to test you a bit,” he confessed at last. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “I used to think this place was haunted,” Jesse had confessed to Leslie the first afternoon he had revved up his courage to bring her there. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z I was too scared if I confessed, I’d lose Dad and Noah forever, too cowardly to face it, to fix it, to make it right. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z I would confess it to Papa every time we watched a game together on television. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z “Truth is,” confessed Ben, “I have no clue what to do, and I don’t want to ruin it.” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z They confessed that negative things people said about Muslims in the news had riled them up and inspired the hateful words they wrote. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z If it hadn’t been so funny—if Zach’s eyes hadn’t been almost turquoise—I would have confessed that the whole thing was a gag. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z I confess I was more than a little surprised when he got right up and shoved me back, knocking me to the ground. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z She confessed that managing the store while caring for him had become a great burden. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “I skinned her,” I would have to confess. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z As he went on talking and confessing, Siddhartha felt more and more that this was no longer Vasudeva, no longer a man who was listening to him. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z But—though this was one of the crimes that the accused in the great purges invariably confessed to—it was difficult to imagine any such thing actually happening. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z It irritated her, but she was ashamed to confess it, and now and then she tried to console herself by buying something pretty, so that Sallie needn’t think she had to economize. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “No, Justine,” said Elizabeth; “he is more convinced of your innocence than I was, for even when he heard that you had confessed, he did not credit it.” Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z “As to that I will confess I have not the slightest idea. Have you any views on the subject, Dr. Constantine?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z "It looks smaller," Theon confessed, "though perhaps that is only the distance." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “This feels pretty good to me,” I confessed. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z "We will find Unferth and torture the wretch until he confesses! He's out there in the fen somewhere, drooling over the monster's arm, mad and bad and—" "I was coming to that," Beowulf explained patiently. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z “The only other thing they coughed up was that if we hit Raleigh we’d gone too far south. And we had to beg for even that,” Liam confessed. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z After my fiasco last night, I think they killed her for no reason other than to scare me into confessing that I have lied to them. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z When she confessed, with a poem, that she had not truly fallen in love with him until after the wedding, it shook him. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z I confessed about eavesdropping on him and Mr. Brunner the night before the exam. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z “You don’t have to confess to me. Your faith, your deen, is between you and God. I won’t judge you; you don’t judge me. Simple.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z So I confessed to her about tomorrow's form assembly. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z "Crow only confessed to being the answer, nothing more," Angela said, pressing her hand against the tearing pain in her cheek. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z But we can do better and find the bandit confessing his crime. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “I'm afraid I don’t hunt,” I confessed, “I learnt to ride, as a child, but very feebly, I don’t remember much about it.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “Look...I know it was stupid, but—” Before he could confess, Uncle Amin walked through the door, his face grim. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Over shots of vodka from one of our precious bottles, he confessed he was surprised that we had survived. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z He was a cheerful fellow and seemed genuinely interested, so I confess I did spend a little time telling him about Darlington Hall in former days. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z I felt lightened, transparent as sky, after confessing my sins to a priest. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “If you were clean confessed, and had done penance and been absolved.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Though I must confess, some of the Nancy Drews held my attention. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She also persuaded a spy sent by the Nationalists in Taiwan to confess—without even beating him, although she said she was perfectly willing to beat those who did not confess. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The fever wasn’t completely gone, the committee was quick to confess, but it would be safe for “our fugitive brethren” to return in a week to ten days. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z No wonder Uncle Fan thought he should confess to something he had not done. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z "If I confess, will you still love me?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Sometimes I wish I could just disappear and leave them,” he confesses, ashamed. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The point was that at both trials all three men had confessed that on that date they had been on Eurasian soil. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z “I confess, then. I’ve been found out. But I can think of worse excuses to visit you.” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z She thought about most of the fears that Queenie had confessed to—ghosts, dark, getting smacked for naughtiness, the college porter. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z He confesses that he's used some of Theo's allowance to buy linen for Sien and the baby for when she goes to deliver. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I am afraid no more as I open my mouth to confess. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “Well, no, I didn’t get it from a comic book, but I didn’t come up with it on my own, either,” I confessed. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “I confess. I obey. I take my punishment,” Matt said. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “If you mean confessing,” she said, “we shall do that, right enough. Everybody always confesses. You can’t help it. They torture you.” 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z “We were two,” I confessed, “but I doubt whether we have filled even one!” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z I confess that I am very excited to see how it all turns out. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z A girl ran every risk of being killed if she confessed. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Had she been caught, or had she confessed, her punishment would have been a short suspension from school, at most, plus a fine for her parents, and a stern reprimand. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Too, Penelope longed to ask about the strange staircase the children had discovered upstairs, but she did not feel it wise to confess to Lady Constance that they had wandered into the attic without permission. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z I will confess that until now, though I have prayed for the many stricken by this plague, the situation only touched me in a superficial way. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z “You know, I still get really nervous every time I speak in front of an audience,” Imam Malik confessed. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z “I’ve been having a very peculiar dream ever since I learned you were wounded,” confessed the chaplain. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Lee said, “No need for hurry now. General Ewell is engaged. General Meade has made a move. 1 must confess, I did not expect it.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z "I confess, I am . . . and new with child." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Cast out the sinner, let the guilty rise and confess. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z In another letter to Anthony, Stanton confessed that she often wished she “were as free” as her unmarried friend so that she could “stump the State in a twinkling.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z “I had a frightening dream last night, m’lord,” Dolorous Edd confessed. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z "I shall do as you ask . . . but first your lather has to confess. He has to confess and say that I'm the king, or there will Be no thercy for him." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “My first act,” I wrote, “will be to confess that I love you. I’ll beg pardon a thousand times for causing you unhappiness and make reparations by making you laugh a thousand times.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z In my mini journal, I confessed that I had since kissed all different lands of trees, and each family of trees—oaks, maples, elms, birches—had a special flavor all its own. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z It reminded her of her own father, the few times he’d confessed to her that he still loved Athena. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Going behind the desk was, of course, strictly off- limits, so I confess that I got a thrill when we did just that. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z “I used to be really shy. I didn’t have any friends,” he confessed. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z I must confess I find Sonata Form a numbingly tedious subject and am not going to dwell on it. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z “I knew I was destroying evidence,” I confessed. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z It has always made me wonder if that bar stickup had really been solved, or if the wrong man had confessed under beatings. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Theon seldom prayed at all, but that was not something you confessed to a priest, even your father's own brother. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Not only are you getting extra chores next week, but you will each write a letter of apology to Mr. Beiderman, and you will also confess what you did with the prospective tenant. In person.” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z He also confessed to being at the scene but said that he was not the one who pulled the trigger. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z When his mother confesses that she is nervous to be in the house alone, Maxine tells her she’d be nervous, too. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “If you complain that this is personal,” Adams explained to Taylor, “I confess it, and intend it should be personal, that it might be more striking to you.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “OP Spizz was very cooperative with me, and it didn’t take too much work to get him to confess that he did all the poisoning.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Then one by one they confessed their guilt. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z We listened without comment, but I confess his speech cheered me considerably. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And then I had to confess to Julia how stupid and immature I had been on those days leading up to my birthday. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z A note confessing to me that he was still around. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z "They're having some big fight," she confesses when she joins us. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z I have to confess, I’ve never thought too much about giving lessons... Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z It was not a fear of the Communist party that had made him confess, but a fear of the punishment that he would exact of himself that made him tell of his wrongdoings. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I confessed I hadn’t thought that far ahead. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z It's true that Peeta froze me out after I confessed that my love for him during the Games was something of an act. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z At the house, he fell upon his knees before his in-laws and confessed the wrong he and their daughter had done. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z However, I did confess my method to Harry, my favorite, from whom I could keep nothing. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z I said, “And there you have it, ma’am, the reason Five Forty-one must die. He won’t confess his guilt.” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “I think I am in love with her,” Nately confessed in a shamed, far-off voice. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Around mouthfuls of rabbit and blackberries she confesses that even the rations for the white folks have become smaller and smaller since so many families have arrived in the past couple of weeks. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z "I have always wanted to know what you did at those sleepover gatherings of yours," Didu confesses to Shanti one afternoon. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z In 1953 he confessed: "I have never succeeded in freeing myself from a nagging prejudice against continental drift; in my geological bones, so to speak, I feel the hypothesis is a fantastic one." A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z “If I have, I shall be the last person to confess it.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z How she must have laughed when I confessed my faults to her! Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “Otherwise they’d have had my name out of him when he confessed.” 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z It is time to confess that I have for many years struggled with one of the lesser rules of the apostrophe. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z She was bare and tiny, a girl standing in front of her first crush, confessing everything. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Garrett confessed what he told Henry, and Henry didn’t waste any time sharpening it into a weapon to use against me. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z She confessed in a whisper to her passenger, “I wouldn’t know what to do with a revolver anyway.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “I don’t mean confessing. Confession is not betrayal. What you say or do doesn’t matter; only feelings matter. If they could make me stop loving you—that would be the real betrayal.” 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Then I’d confess to talking in class, answering back to teachers, swearing, not doing my homework, and a range of other sins. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z “I’m feeling apprehensive,” he confessed, glad that the appropriate descriptive word had finally come to him. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z He wanted to surprise Holmes with the news, hoping it would rattle him so thoroughly that he would confess. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I don’t know why, but I just needed to confess that fact to my parents. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z It had got to be written down, it had got to be confessed. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z I imagined perps would come to her on their knees to confess if only to be eye level with what I dreamed was her very tanned, inny navel. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z He later confessed to being in on the robbery but denied that he had pulled the trigger. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z In secret notes written only for himself, he confessed that he found the “feeling of being ‘has-been’ unendurable,” and that he had “suicidal thoughts.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Even if she had to confess that she’d used Mom’s phone without permission. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Let me confess exactly with what feelings I looked forward to Joe’s coming. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Should I confess my sins and pray, in case the potion proved too strong? Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I yielded to the temptation too, I must confess it. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Each one stood with bowed head, preparing himself to confess all of his sins to Father Byrnes. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Benko had achieved the “better” of it and years later would confess: “I am sorry that I beat up Bobby. He was a sick man, even then.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Two other captured conspirators, Michael O’Laughlen and Sam Arnold, had already confessed everything they knew about the plot. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t know,” confessed Clevinger, with a trace of mock concern. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z How he would face the mighty Emperor and confess his dereliction of duty, he could not foresee. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z I confess I imagined that I was looking at the uniforms of the South African Defense Force. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Natalie, before you talk to Zoe, I have to confess something,” she told Mom as she stood up from her seat, dropping my phone on the chair. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z “I confess,” Marco says, “I don’t fully understand the point, even after all this time.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Instead, I look over at him, hoping that he’ll confess and we can leave. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Jess tried to get her to confess who her type was, but I interrupted with a question about dresses after a bit, to spare her. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z "And led by a confessed bomber, no less." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z McCandless was a weak swimmer and had confessed to several people that he was in fact afraid of the water. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He wondered, though, if he should confess to The Giver that he had given a memory away. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Every night Jorge told a bedtime story and afterward invited the boys to confess sins. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I could go to the Commander, fall on the floor, my hair disheveled, as they say, grab him around the knees, confess, weep, implore. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z I had only confessed my sense of insecurity, following as I did upon Rebecca. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I will confess that I have no more sense of what goes on in the mind of mankind than I have for the mind of an ant. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z My father confessed right away, as he always does, but he wouldn’t apologize. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z But I knew it was best not to confess what I had seen inside her garden shed. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “She interrupted the punishment of a confessed criminal.” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Barack, meanwhile, had listened to Toot, his white grandmother, make offhanded ethnic generalizations and even confess to her black grandson that she sometimes felt afraid when running into a black man on the street. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Shin tried to meet with his classmates before these sessions to sort out who would confess to what. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z “Gold, filthy gold! We cannot live without it, yet I confess I deplore the necessity of consorting with our long-fingered friends.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Arthur confessed to not liking them and at the same time loving them deeply. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z ‘Yes, I’m afraid I did,” she confessed, nodding. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z “Anyway, he said that if I told you something, he would get me that master cylinder I need,” he confessed with a sheepish grin. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z She was still a child, Robbie thought, not beyond confessing or blurting out that she had read his note, which in turn could lead her to describe what she had interrupted. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He felt ashamed about all of this and confessed these incidents in his autobiography, which he wrote as an old man. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Exhausted by her lack of sleep, shivering from the cold that stole into the tower cell each night, feverish and famished by turns, Cersei came at last to know she must confess. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I almost confessed everything right then and there because Papa was paying attention and he’d thought to ask, unlike another parent I have. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “My dad won’t let my mom use them,” he confessed—which was probably the weirdest confession I ever heard. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z “The boy was embarrassed, and confessed that he had observed nothing. His only concern had been not to spill the oil that the wise man had entrusted to him. “ The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z But when I confessed, she became more angry than ever. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “I hardly think she will confess to showing humans the Book. In any case, I mixed a slight amnesiac into her second injection. When she finally wakes up, the last week will be a blur.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z She couldn’t look the woman in the face, and now she regretted having confessed this dark secret from her childhood. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “Although many thought you unworthy, I confess that I wished for you to wed Hamlet and become my daughter,” she said, her voice barely audible. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “I thought of some more of the dream,” she confessed. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z When we went outside and sat in the shade of a tree, my brothers confessed they frequently got hit, often unfairly, they assured us. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z All applauded the advice and Agamemnon confessed that he had acted like a fool. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I grabbed him in the driveway, dragged him up to the bed, whipped my pajamas on—I couldn’t wait till dark—and confessed. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z Perhaps he ought to tell her to confess the truth to Mr. Das. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Kids who talked openly about anger and alienation, or who confessed thoughts of revenge or fantasies of violence against people who’d been tormenting and excluding them, were hauled off to counselors. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z That if none of us confessed it, we could hold back the curse that was going to be our history. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He pulled out several papers, drawings, and long sheets covered with calculations, which I could not understand even when he explained them, though this I did not confess. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z “See? Alfred T. Slipper becomes a righteous pillar of light so painfully bright that the most heinous villain trembles before him and confesses!” Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z "You make me feel uncivilized, Daisy," I confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z “I couldn’t sleep,” I confessed, automatically swinging my hair around my shoulder to provide some measure of cover. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z In light of Rose’s statement to Morrison and the fact that the rooming house owner had confirmed Rose and Joe’s alibi, the Kaw Indian’s statement that Rose had confessed to her seemed puzzling. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Though he technically never confessed to any code of conduct violations. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z The FBI needed to force Gold to confess, or they had no case. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The poor Wart realised that now he must choose between confessing himself a human, and learning no more of their secrets, or going through with this ordeal to earn his education. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The young Cicero was a shrimp and dweeb, confessing that he wrote poetry in the hours his contemporaries dedicated to “parties and gambling and ball games. ” Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z When her captors came for her, she made pious noises at diem again and told them how determined she was to confess her sins and be forgiven for all that she had done. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Made you realize that you couldn’t escape, until you confessed everything. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The hardest part about pranking, Alaska told me once, is not being able to confess. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Years later, rumors surfaced that a white man from a prominent family confessed on his deathbed to killing the girls. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “Really,” I tried to convince her, not wanting to confess my dancing problems. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Perhaps a final reason to accept the credibility of Jefferson’s version of the story, then, is that he was not boasting about his political influence, but confessing his profound regret. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z And I confess to a feeling of gray desolation. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z They felt responsible for the loss of the first bird, and they knew that sooner or later they would have to confess to their parents what had really happened. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z “I will confess I am surprised, Mister Brekker. Surprised but delighted.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I forced my mind back to that moment in her bedroom when I’d confessed the worst of human things. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z "My father only lets us have one cup, and only at feasts," she confessed to her prince. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Harry nodded, but even as he did so, an insane urge to confess that he didn’t have any idea how to survive at the bottom of the lake for an hour came over him. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I confess being vault champion meant almost more to me than winning the all-around. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “I liked what you talked about at lunch,” I confess. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z “That’s exactly what I’m trying to convince Papa to do. I want to go to the university” I confess, playing this man against my own father. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “The only French food I’ve ever eaten is French fries,” I confess. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z It’s at Sophie’s that I’m seen, and I must confess, I kind of wanted her to find me. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z “For most of the project, I think I was along for the ride, helping Fred,” I confessed. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z In the camp, when his teacher beat a six-year-old classmate to death for having five grains of corn in her pocket, Shin confessed to the congregation that he “didn’t think much about it.” Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z If Reilly would confess to writing the letter, if somehow he could come out of this all right, he would change. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Had he confessed to listening to foreign broadcasts? Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Once I have confessed, will I be permitted to—” “Your Grace shall be dealt with according to your sins.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Lately I’ve been thinking hope is kind of a flimsy feeling to hold on to,” I confess. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z He squatted down next to me and said, “Let me tell you something, Tootsie. This could be your best chance to get ahead of what you did by confessing.” Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z And out of his mouth came two words, spoken with the tone of a child sadly confessing to something that he had hoped and prayed would go unnoticed. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z White learned of the statement that private investigator No. 28 had obtained from the Kaw Indian woman, in which Rose had confessed to being the murderer. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z When I confessed in the police station, he tried to get me to take it back. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z He must have been on pins and needles for a long time, worried that somebody’d find out, because he broke down right then and there and confessed the whole thing. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z “I must be more fearsome than I knew,” Tyrion confessed as the last links were hammered closed. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The chance to confess—or lie— before a camera and before peers instead of parents. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z “I am,” he confessed, “but I am running to and you are runningfrom, and there’s a world of difference there.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “I only know a few words,” I confessed. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Papa confessed that maybe it hadn’t been an Indian cemetery after all; maybe someone had made up that story. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z When she confessed that her uncle had molested her, I was shocked. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z The sheriff claimed that George had confessed to the murders, though no written or signed statement was presented. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “Well,” I confessed, “I’ve heard the bridle path might lead to a tunnel, through the Malverns. Thought I might go and see if I can find it.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Both men had confessed to bedding her, it would do her no good to deny it. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z MI5 agents immediately arrested Blake in London, and he quickly confessed to spying for the Russians. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “I was under the impression that you were something more, actually,” I confessed, looking at the table. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Molly confessed immediately—or rather tried to say that she’d meant to sign it out. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z The next forty-eight hours, Hitler later confessed, were the tensest of his life. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z And if I’m ready to confess my real sins, I have to admit that I used that info to push him to the farthest edge of fearlessness so I could watch from below. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Quickly were her sins confessed and quickly absolved. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z If they both confess, they can both expect to spend three years in prison. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I confessed that I was a bit low, and instantly an aide came back with an envelope containing four hundred dollars in cash. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z His tone made it sound like he was confessing a humiliating weakness. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “I confess that I did not study so much for a love of the truth or my own development, in these days, as to make those young men recognize my equality.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z She, too, was saving her money, she confessed quietly to Lyddie and asked her not to tell, to go for an education. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z I felt that if I confessed I would give them a moral advantage over me that would be unbearable. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The sort that makes people want to follow and confess. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z “Charming Miss Woodhouse! allow me to interpret this interesting silence. It confesses that you have long understood me.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z In a subsequent conversation, Rob confessed that in past years he’d been critical of some expedition leaders for being careless with their Sherpa staff. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “Papa’s just confessing what he thinks are our strengths.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I had you kids to think of,” she confessed to me years later. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Dasch confessed that he was going to turn himself in to the FBI. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z I was on the verge of confessing the whole thing—that I’d never gone to school, that I hadn’t really met the requirements to graduate—when she added, “This class is for seniors.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z When I asked her why my hair was curly, she said, “Because it is,” and then, when I pressed, she confessed that she didn’t know. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z “I like to, but I not think I can. Too many words I not know,” I confessed. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “I thought it would be easy for me,” he confessed. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z “Sheriff Snyder, I must confess, this is the first time I’ve seen such a headline. Might I borrow your newssheet to peruse the story at my leisure?” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z His greatest weakness is instant lottery tickets, what he calls “los scratch,” and he sheepishly confesses that he can squander as much as $75 a week on them. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Shin remembers confessing to eating corn he found on the ground and to taking a catnap when no one was looking. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z And when he wouldn’t confess they put him into a cell for the rest of the two hours and when he came out he smelled like throw-up. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “I wasn’t being nice,” I confessed, ignoring his attempt at diversion, looking down at my knees. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Galileo had to be made to confess to something. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Mr. Tobin studies me for a sec, like he didn’t expect me to confess everything right away. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z “If nobody confesses, I am going to burn everyone’s presents in a big fire! ” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z “I feel terrible confessing this, but I’ve given up my running,” Luke says. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “I confess, it had not occurred to me.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z If a man confessed anything on his deathbed, it was the truth; for no man could stare death in the face and lie. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “That guy gives me the willies,” he confessed in a grouchy whisper. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “I confessed, then,” he said eventually, and they breathed again—but his voice was leaden. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she confessed it to him one morning in the garden and immediately forgot about it. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z "I feel like I'm racing against an alarm clock, but I don't even know when it's set for," I confess. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “I don’t know,” Dobbs confessed with an air of floundering embarrassment. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “Just confess and go out and live. Would you like to die in here?” Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z I wondered if I would actually have the nerve to call my dad with it in the morning and confess I’d “lost” my cell phone. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z She confessed, “My heart has often been too full to speak.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Before he died in 1883, he confessed to Samuel Cox Jr. that he had known all along that the injured stranger at his door was John Wilkes Booth. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “Anger. Very nice. Useless to me, alas, but as it is so often a precursor to sorrow, I confess that I do like it.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z This prayer, which asks God's forgiveness for having confessed under torture to crimes he did not commit, was based on Psalm 51, Miserere mei, Dens. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z ‘And so two days after Mr. Dana found him innocent of stealing my cup he comes to me privately, confesses the theft, and wishes to return it to me.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I spooned more cholent into my mouth, thinking better than to confess she reminded me of a walking sunflower with her yellow wardrobe. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z And now there we were, confessing our sins. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The correct answer is A. I have to confess I couldn’t figure this one out, and I’m guessing most of you couldn’t either. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z “I don’t buy eggs in Malta,” he confessed, with an air of slight and clandestine amusement that was the only departure from industrious sobriety Yossarian had ever seen him make. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I find it difficult to confess the second one because it’s about myself. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z It’s happened before that someone’s been convicted of murder and executed, and years later someone else has confessed to the crime. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “Good, I guess. I mean, their book is doing well. Though I must confess to not understanding hereditary biology as well as they think I do.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I had to confess: Maybe that was the truth of it. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z On this visit home, Charles confessed all to his father and asked for his counsel. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I had been rather pleased with my witticism when it had first come into my head, and I must confess I was slightly disappointed it had not been better received than it was. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z It was all confessed in that single foolish cry. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z There may have been more—I confess that I started tuning them out—but I had no chance anyway. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z “I just want them to go away,” I confess. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Olinski confessed that it was her favorite season and told Nadia that she sometimes felt guilty because she thought she ought to prefer spring, with its pledge to make the lilies bloom again. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z She confessed her affection for the seven Moscote sisters, for their beauty, their ability for work, their modesty, and their good manners, and she celebrated her son's prudence. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “I should have paid more attention to the Ruin Song each year,” she confessed. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I knew you’d be looking for more bodies. I will confess, I didn’t expect to help make one.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Out.You should be running to the priest and confessing your sins. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z His brother confessed to him that the woman had sent him away because he had given her what she called a low-life sickness. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “Actually,” he confessed cheerfully, “this will be my first time, same as you. It should be interesting to see how I do up there.” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z And maybe one day he would confess his secret to her, the one that made him a Grand Failure. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z “So what if I never listened to foreign radio broadcasts? They’ll stop beating me if I confess to it, won’t they? ‘Leniency to those who confess, and severity to those who resist.’ Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Turtle could have called on Angela to testify to that, but she didn't want her screwy sister confessing all over the place. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z The cooperative option is to remain silent, while the individualist option is to confess. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “I still have much to learn,” she confessed. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Keeper selected several more hands after that, and each boy confessed to weird things, like not folding his blanket correctly or using too much soap. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “I liked the feeling of love,” he confessed. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z This was entirely new to me, and rather than confess complete ignorance, I told her that I knew it was smoked ham but that I wanted it warmed up. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We spent the rest of the evening confessing to our giggly, over-chaperoned girl cousins the naughtinesses we had committed up in the home of the brave and the land of the free. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z She lifts her head from his shoulder, hesitant, but then confesses: “I’m not sure if I want any at all. Would you’ve been okay with that?” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z The other letters said that my uncles were made to kneel on broken glass during their trials and had confessed to being land-owners. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He confessed to a fancy for those with reddish hair. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Obedience will grant me freedom; therefore let me vow it. I will reveal my life’s story and confess my sins if you let me stay among you always!” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Now, I’ll confess: I don’t feel too terrible about more or less chucking the Game Plan because I’m hanging out with Rae a bunch now. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Made to confess their crimes against the people? Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The result, if viewed without sound, would seem to concern two cheerful, milkfed athletes discussing hockey or baseball—anything but murder and the roles, boastfully confessed, they had played in the deaths of seven people. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Under questioning, Davis confessed to the crime, but was not prosecuted; he was already facing several other burglary charges. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I confess I didn’t reach out to them either. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “She told me a lot of things I didn’t understand,” Bailey confesses. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I must go to her at once and confess the truth. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “I have a son, Narfi. A good boy, although I must confess that he does not always listen to his father, and another son, Vali, obedient and restrained.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Such has been America’s attitude toward these boys that if one is picked up and confronted in a police cell with ten white cops, he is intimidated almost to the point of confessing anything. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I hadn’t even heard the page, I confessed. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z At times like that, her cheerful facade would crack, and she’d start crying and confess to Lori that life in the streets could be hard, just really hard. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “My family doesn’t do root magic,” she said, like she was confessing something. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “I feel very safe with you,” I confessed, mesmerized into telling the truth again. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Then a goose came forward and confessed to having secreted six ears of corn during the last year’s harvest and eaten them in the night. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z We would talk and confess how much we had missed each other. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z My voice dwindles to a whisper, and Ambrose has to lean in to hear me confess, “I left Ma behind.” Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z “That first night I was here,” confessed Kit, “Judith said if only I had been a boy — ” “Oh, Kit!” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z But he confessed to her that he had a great deal of work to do that preoccupied his mind. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z But I must confess that it wasn’t until much later on that I realized that conversational mentions of “PLO” referred to the Palestine Liberation Organization, not to “People Like Ourselves.” Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z She did this; she cut it from her father’s head in his sleep and carrying it to Minos she confessed what she had done. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “I like you,” he confessed with his eyes still shut. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “I confess, Miss Bowen, you are not what I had expected.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Well, I confess I am surprised to see you out and about, Bellatrix.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I must confess to a laxness in the matter of National Parks. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z He confessed to me in later life that he knew even then that his greatest pleasure lay in teaching. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Parents confessed to strangers and each other that they never had the least interest in falcons until their children told them about the peregrines of the Delhi Bridge. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Still, hoping to tie up the case as neatly and quickly as possible, he made one last attempt to persuade Hale to confess. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “I sure did. I confess I thought you were going to lose a finger or two.” Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z In 1949, under investigation by the House Un-American Activities Committee, Frank would finally confess publicly to his Communist Party membership. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z It would involve turning off your pain nanites, and then inflicting high levels of physical suffering until you finally confess the truth of what you’ve done.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z It didn’t seem like enough; I had to confess. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z She confessed that Dimitri had gone with her to Palm Beach. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z But when it dawned on him that the FBI knew all about Operation Pastorius, he confessed. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z It might be nice to be pure and then to marry a pure man, but what if he suddenly confessed he wasn't pure after we were married, the way Buddy Willard had? The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z “There are three things I never could understand,” the aging patriarch once confessed. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z You know not, you can scarcely conceive, how they have tortured me;—though it was some time, I confess, before I was reasonable enough to allow their justice.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z “Well, do you want to confess then? It might be better than being punished.” Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He must confess that it was he who had carried the gold away, time after time, every ten or fifteen days of all the months he had worked at the shop. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z “Tell me your contacts, and I will filter what I pass on to the English. Tell me, and you have confessed to your countrywoman and given nothing to the enemy.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Later, back at school, they confessed to me that they had simply been too scared. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z “All the knights,” said Arthur, “who got to the Grail had the sense to be confessed first.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Behind them, the voice over the megaphone called out, “If you have any other crimes you would like to confess to the Ministry of Silence, this would be a good time to do that.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Upon close questioning, the earl had confessed that most of his property had recently been consumed by fire. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z In Indiana, Elizebeth confessed that she was “consumed by thoughts of dear, intimate things that burn one up with a fire of longing and ache of wanting you.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z She had spent the entire time with her eyes glued to a piece of paper, her voice monotone and rushed, and she had later confessed to Moss that she felt miserable about it. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I confess that it was my idea to find a substitute. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “I had always made bad confessions before that. I have lived nearly all my life in mortal sin. But this time I confessed everything.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “That one time, you confessed to stealing a book from the school library just as Mom came home—” “And I had to go to the librarian and apologize!” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Following that, Haupt confessed to them how their son was being used as leverage to ensure that Haupt completed the assignment. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z "So be it. Stannis was never the most cherished of brothers, I confess. Do you suppose this tale of his is true? If Joffrey is the Kingslayer's get—" "—your brother is the lawful heir." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Napoleon now called upon them to confess their crimes. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z “I am sorry, I have no knife to cut the lotus,” he confessed. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z I was so eager, captivated by all the old paintings, staring at them for days until they confessed their secrets to me. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z At their second trial they confessed to all their old crimes over again, with a whole string of new ones. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z You could hear it all sizzling and crispy and juicy, and I have to confess when dinnertime came I did eat a few small bites, but only because I was positively weak with hunger. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z But I say nothing and do not confess to the crime. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe I’ll even confess the truth, that I rode in with the horsemen and beheld the apocalypse, but still I’ll insist I was only a captive witness. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “I confess ...” He wiped the grease from his lips with his sleeve. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Just because I had confessed about— about the woman, that did not make me into a good man.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z A gander who had been privy to the plot had confessed his guilt to Squealer and immediately committed suicide by swallowing deadly nightshade berries. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z "Oh, yes, I confess it And you would have rushed straight to the king, yes? And when Robert heard of his peril, what would he have done? I wonder." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Within a week, he confessed to dumping chemicals in a nearby river. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z “I was so frightened on my way here,” she confessed. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But unlike mine, the purpose of his class was to make the participants confess their mistakes or crimes. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Quan, I know you confessed. You don’t have to act innocent with me.” Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company was confessing to the wrong crime; its slogan was perfectly grammatical. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Having said that, however, I do not mind confessing today - and I see nothing to be ashamed of in this - that I did at times gain a sort of incidental enjoyment from these stories. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z “Yes,” I confessed at last, “I have heard.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In my mind, this was when he was going to turn to me and say, “Now would you like to confess?” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z He was in the public dock, confessing everything, implicating everybody. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Toby kicked a pinecone across the clearing, looking like he was about to confess to a murder. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I confess that I have absolutely no desire to be like Margot. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z On the banks of a river, under the violent light of noon, confessed believers and children of Gabriel’s age waited to be led into the water. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z He’d confessed to her that he still felt guilty at times for changing his name, more so now that his father was dead. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z But Fernanda confessed to her that she was just letting two weeks go by before allowing the first contact with her husband. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z And he knew that if he confessed that he thought God was not part of the equation, he would hurt people close to him, especially the woman with whom he wanted to share his life. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She knows, not because she heard me confess to my shame in the Candor interrogation room, but because she knows, she has experienced it herself, I’m sure of it. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z But by the end of that letter, he confessed his dismay. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I confessed to Tobias, soon after that, that I had lost my entire family. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Later the typically reserved Englishman confessed, “I must have acted like a child.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z "I never thought I was better than you, by the way," she confesses. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She was not meant to be a nurse, and after two years she confessed it: a hospital’s realities—scenes, odors—sickened her. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z I confess to feeling a flicker of regret when some kids laughed at that. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z That the word had been written by a man confessing to an image in his mind, confiding a lonely preoccupation, disgusted her profoundly. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He confessed that he participated in Booth’s earlier scheme to kidnap the president, but he denied involvement in, or knowledge of, the assassination plot. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z When pressed further, he confessed that he had been forced to swallow hot sauce and pepper. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z She was the first person he confessed it to. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z After a long drawn-out silence, I confess to the father. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z He says, “You’re about to confess that you painted a swastika in the hallway of your school.” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z “I am never quite so gleeful as when I am doing something labeled as an ‘ought not’!” she confessed to her diary. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z I am on the verge of confessing everything, laying all my deeds before her to be judged. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “I never even heard of it,” he confessed. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z “I feel frightened, too, for him,” she confessed. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z “Meddling isn’t as easy as I thought it would be,” I confessed to Bongo. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “The defendant has decided to confess. That will happen first.” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z My face reddens as I realize I’m confessing to having been thrown out of two homes. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z She confessed to experiencing a moral anguish over meeting him so secretly and deceiving her mother and father. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “But you must confess. Otherwise you will die.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Finally, he confessed to Oppenheimer that he was so thoroughly at sea he would have to drop the course. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I told June what I was doing at lunch, like I was confessing something really awful: “I’m pretending you’re my girlfriend today.” P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I heard men and women declare their love for each other then listened as others confessed that they had fallen out of love. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z People confessed to you that they were hungry all the time. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z "I suppose he yielded the boy with the rest, though I confess, I do not understand why Stannis wanted him so badly." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Yes, Angel, yes. Later, the boy confessed, of course, because he was an honest boy, and he got a whipping.” The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z After a few days this boy “confesses” anything that he is asked to confess, any crime that handily happens to be unsolved and on the calendar. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “I’m not supposed to eat this stuff anymore,” she confesses. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z His mother was satisfied with the arrangement, and in a sense, she confessed to Eliot as they drove home, she was relieved. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Here was a real sin to confess to the priest next week. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z No need to confess how big a part. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z He could run away; he could remain; he could even go down and confess what he had done. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z However, El Genius had pretty much confessed to everything, so it didn’t look like there would even be a trial. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z One has to confess, at that moment, to being overcome by a certain sense of discouragement. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z I stop before I confess to feeling like a failure at everything else. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z Father Mike had confessed everything to the police, the kidnapping ruse, the ransom. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “My initial reaction was one of extreme disappointment,” he confessed. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “Never mind: I came here to inquire, not to confess. Is it known that Mr. Rochester is to be married?” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z She couldn’t allow herself to be sacrificed, but to confess would lead to her death and that of her beloved. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z I want to confess everything, hand over the guilt and mistake and anger to someone else. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z The girls achieved a certain prominence when they went naked to the camp meeting to confess and testify. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I have tried to say the same to you, and if I have not said it with the same direction and clarity, I confess that is because I am afraid. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “It is a rash and crude hypothesis,” Darwin confessed, “but it has been a considerable relief to my mind.” The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Ambitious men caught glimpses of nobler ambitions than their own, and even worldlings confessed that his beliefs were beautiful and true, although ‘they wouldn’t pay’. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why, I must confess that I love him better than I do Bingley. I am afraid you will be angry.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z “I confess to being a bit shocked, too, Mister Brekker,” said Van Eck. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Holmes confessed to the fraud and agreed to be extradited to Philadelphia for trial. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I was too afraid of how girls who'd been born in America would judge me if I confessed that I wasn't supposed to be living in the country. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z “Your mother confessed,” sneered Riddle-Harry, while Riddle-Hermione jeered, “that she would have preferred me as a son, would be glad to exchange...” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z He stopped, and just like in the movies he gave me a long, steady look as if I were on trial and now was the moment for me to break down and confess. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “I—I am aware of the generous offer made by the royal emissary,” he confessed, and glanced quickly at her. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z He informed her that her husband, Ernest, had confessed that he knew something about these murder cases and that Hale had apparently engineered them, including the bombing of her sister Rita’s house. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z When they had finished their confession, the dogs promptly tore their throats out, and in a terrible voice Napoleon demanded whether any other animal had anything to confess. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z “We’re not really allowed to use them,” Bobby Gene confessed, betraying the brotherhood. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “You might have spared yourself a great deal of suffering if you had confessed this sooner.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “My cousin,” replied I, “it is decided as you may have expected; all judges had rather that ten innocent should suffer than that one guilty should escape. But she has confessed.” Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z He thought, however, that he would take advantage of the occasion to have Amaranta confess after twenty years of reticence. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “I do not know what I could imagine, but I confess that I have seldom seen a face or figure more pleasing to me than hers. But I am a partial old friend.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z “And after you’ve confessed to Zeke,” she says, “I think it would help if you leave him alone for as long as he wants to be left alone. That’s all you can do.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Bobby Joe Spencer, white, an effeminate youth, had confessed to murdering an elderly Kansas City woman, the owner of a rooming house where he lived. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s too far for me to visit very often,” Maddie confessed sadly. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z And she’d just finished confessing to murders Chess knew she didn’t commit. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z "If Lord Eddard were to confess his crime," she said at last, "we would know he had repented his folly." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z To confess that I didn’t feel the same as before prison. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I finally confessed my fears to him one night, and he gave me a lecture about “being rational” and not letting my fears limit me. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z He insisted that more and more crimes be confessed, and Matt soon found himself repeating the same sins. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I wondered if I would have to confess that I had shared a room with a heathen. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The only trouble with his confession was that he confessed too much in too many directions. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “I used to pray to God to make me just like him. Smart and righteous and adequate to His will,” I confessed. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Distasteful! and like you again! I think I shall like you again, and yet again: and I will make you confess I do not only like, but love you—with truth, fervour, constancy.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z The sting of it would stay with me for months, even as plenty of my colleagues at Sidley confessed that they, too, hadn’t passed the bar exam the first time. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “Are you kidding me? They’re out there confessing right now. It’s a secret librarian trick to mention cameras,” he says, holding up his fist for dap. 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