Confess
in sentence
483 examples of Confess in a sentence
He stood through the mass and vespers and evensong, and the next day, having got up earlier than usual, he went to church before breakfast to hear morning prayers and to
confess.
'However happy you may be, you can't help regretting your freedom.''Now
confess
that you feel like the bridegroom in Gogol's play who jumped out of the window?' teased Chirikov.
Vronsky painted her, admired her beauty and her 'mediaevalness,' and Anna dared not
confess
to herself that she was afraid of being jealous of the nurse; so she treated the woman with special kindness and spoilt her and her little son.
I must
confess
I am very, very glad you came.
The Countess Lydia Ivanovna knew very well that it was one of his greatest pleasures, though he would never
confess
it.
'Now in that, I confess, I envy you!
One of two things: either you
confess
that the existing order of Society is just, and then uphold your rights; or else own that you are enjoying unfair privileges, as I do, and take them with pleasure.'
I am ashamed to
confess
it, but I...
'I must
confess
to you that I only imperfectly understand the meaning of these Nobility elections,' said Levin.
But late at night, when they were alone, Anna, seeing that she had regained full mastery of him, wanted to efface the depressing impression of the look he gave her apropos of the letter, and said:'But
confess
that you were vexed to get my letter, and did not believe me?'As soon as she had said this she knew that, however lovingly disposed he might be to her, he had not forgiven her for that letter.
'It's true I have no time to spare, my work and occupation with the children deprive me of that; besides, I am not ashamed to
confess
that my education was far too insufficient.'
'But one may sometimes feel incapable of ascending to such heights,' remarked Oblonsky, conscious that he was not quite honest in acknowledging the existence of religious heights, yet not venturing to
confess
his scepticism in the presence of one who, by a single word to Pomorsky, might secure him the desired post.
I have no need for any one to
confess.
He was climbing a ladder, he was entering this execrated middle class, with a satisfaction to his intelligence and comfort which he did not
confess
to himself.
But he would not yet
confess
this to himself; he was tortured when he thought of the miseries of defeat, and the heavy responsibility of suffering which would weigh upon him.
And he remained gloomy, he would not
confess
dejection in the presence of a man who had foretold to him that the crowd would hoot him in his turn on the day when they had to avenge themselves for a miscalculation.
But I
confess
that my curiosity is aroused to the limit by this Nautilus, the motor power it contains, the equipment enabling it to operate, the ultra powerful force that brings it to life.
I
confess
that such discussions with the Canadian always baffled me.
But between these lava flows I spotted little violets that still gave off a subtle fragrance, and I
confess
that I inhaled it with delight.
And in all honesty, I
confess
that this venturesome excursion was far from displeasing to me.
She wearied of it, would not
confess
it, continued from habit, and at last was surprised to feel herself soothed, and with no more sadness at heart than wrinkles on her brow.
"Now just send your daughters to
confess
to fellows which such a temperament!
With regard to madame, she has always seemed to me, I confess, very susceptible.
She did not
confess
her passion for another; he did not say that he had forgotten her.
"Really, you must confess, considering the quantity, it isn't too dear."
The next morning at daybreak Emma ran to Lheureux to beg him to make out another account for not more than a thousand francs, for to show the one for four thousand it would be necessary to say that she had paid two-thirds, and confess, consequently, the sale of the estate—a negotiation admirably carried out by the shopkeeper, and which, in fact, was only actually known later on.
Emma opened the window, called Charles, and the poor fellow was obliged to
confess
the promise torn from him by his mother.
Then, whether she confessed or did not confess, presently, immediately, to-morrow, he would know the catastrophe all the same; so she must wait for this horrible scene, and bear the weight of his magnanimity.
Emma went on, with dainty little nods, more coaxing than an amorous kitten—"You love others,
confess
it!
I must
confess
to you, Ma'am, that I have a portrait; I have hidden it in the palliasse on my bed.'
Back
Next
Related words
Which
Would
There
Never
Their
Should
Myself
Being
Having
Could
While
Little
Before
About
Think
Still
Other
Himself
First
Thought
