verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
confess your sins
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He knelt and confessed his sins to God.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
later
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He later confessed to his probation officer.
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Will later confessed that he had indeed dozed off.
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Rosemary later confessed to Leith that seeing Travis looking so haggard had really got to her.
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Alvin later confessed laughingly that he had not been at all sure of what Morning Mourning was about.
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The pair later confessed to involvement in three other murders.
■ NOUN
crime
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Mr Dawkins, the prison chaplain, did his best to persuade Linkworth to confess his crime .
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A Novato man named Robert Page, 25, an unemployed musician, confessed to the crime .
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That man was Boldwood, on his way to Casterbridge to confess to his crime .
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Each thief has two choices, either to confess to the crime or not to confess to the crime.
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Davis has confessed to the crime , but claims he never visited Petaluma before the night of the crime.
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Each thief has two choices, either to confess to the crime or not to confess to the crime.
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He allegedly confessed to the crime shortly after his arrest two months later, then led police to her body.
murder
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It seemed clear that Butch, in the 29 Questions Letter, confessed to the murder .
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Black called deputies July 10 to confess the April 9 murder .
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Marek had told them Taczek had confessed to the murder .
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An adolescent confesses to the murder , but Tennison does not believe him.
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He died on the scaffold in Aylesbury market square on 28 March 1845, after confessing to the murder while in prison.
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Marek had confessed to the murder of Mills.
sin
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I don't if you have heard but there is now a new way of confessing your sins ?
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One friend suggested that he could return to the Church simply by confessing his sins .
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Then, naked and holding three scourges in his hands, he confessed his sins .
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Immediately following mass, she confessed her sins and was baptized by the bishop.
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I am a sinner, Lord, and confess my sin .
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I wanted to confess my sin .
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He can be redeemed, he can confess his sins , he can expiate his guilt.
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Why is this young man confessing to the sins of a man twice his age?
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
I have to say/admit/confess
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I have to say I don't know anything about computers.
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At this point I have to say he was, from an early age, exceedingly theatrical.
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He did not, I have to say, look at all pleased.
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He looked, I have to say, absolutely great.
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I am rather shaken, I have to confess.
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I shall say yes, she was thinking. I have to say yes.
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If you find that what I have to say about the specialisation is difficult, don't worry.
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Looking through Woodworker I have to say that many of the chairs are anything but comfortable!
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None of us slept very easily, I have to say.
I must admit/say/confess
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At this point I must say that I haven't yet found a carp that didn't eat Tropicanas.
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But I must say I was deeply disappointed.
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But I must say she's not always as fractious as she appears now.
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He went very red in the face. I must say he never did it again.
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Lovely site for it, I must say.
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Some one must have brought it here for a purpose, but I must admit it looks abandoned.
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They were very polite, I must confess.....
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This procedure is, I must admit, a limited one, and it is vulnerable to criticism.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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After two days of questioning, he finally confessed.
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McCarthy confessed to the crime shortly after his arrest.
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She confessed that she had killed her husband.
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Woods was released from jail after the real murderers confessed.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Crivello shuns salsa in a jar, but Wolhandler confesses to using it at home occasionally for a quick quesadilla.
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However, I must confess that I do not find this to be a serious problem at least, not yet.
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I have confessed to my elders as they have wished.
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Inducements were offered to the debtor to confess his insolvency and be frank in his discussion of assets.
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It isn't something you want to confess to another man.
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When I confessed to Ellie she said she understood.