Sentence examples for to confess not from inspiring English sources

The phrase "to confess not" is not standard in written English and may sound awkward or archaic.
It could be used in a poetic or literary context, but it is generally better to use more common phrasing. Example: "He chose to confess not his true feelings, leaving everyone in suspense."

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I have to confess not.

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He seems to be confessing not to negligence but to a virtual abdication of his office in favor of these men.

Clergy child abuse, zealous violence, homophobia, anti-Semitism: they're all to be confessed, not excused.

Soliloquies are uttered by characters whose sudden urge to confess is not wholly explained.

One reason for this antipathy may be that the smell of coriander leaves apparently resembles that of bed bugs – although I have to confess to not being unfortunate enough to have put this to the test.

"I have to confess that not mowing your lawn so often is one piece of advice that I have no problem following".

A year later the case against Lee ended in a plea bargain: he confessed not to spying, but to mishandling secrets.

When one of them confesses not to have read his New Yorker story, he offers to produce a copy - with a gazelle-like agility.

"Oh yes, there are plenty of folks who come looking for Eddy," she said, but then confessed not to have seen him herself.

She endured 20 interrogations before finally confessing not just to being involved with the famous Comet line but to being its mastermind.

I had to confess I'm not sure either.

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