Confesses
[kən'fesiz]
Examples
- Edison confesses that he has never made a cent out of his patents in electric light and power--in fact, that they have been an expense to him, and thus a free gift to the world. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- I'll take every drop of blood he has, unless he confesses! Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- In respect of character a face may make certain admissions by its outline; but it fully confesses only in its changes. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- No, sir, cried Emma, it confesses no such thing. Jane Austen. Emma.
- He confesses that he has been suffering from want of sleep at night. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- At the very outset the report confesses that an accurate count of the number of prostitutes in Chicago could not be reached. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- At two this morning, he confesses that he opened the drawer in which his cigars are put away. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- It confesses that you have long understood me. Jane Austen. Emma.
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