How to Use confessional in a Sentence

confessional

1 of 2 noun
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  • The door to the wine cellar is a carved church confessional.
    — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 23 Jan. 2021
  • But Angela told the camera in the confessional that she's done.
    — Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 16 Oct. 2022
  • Later, Jamie sits in her confessional, glass of wine in hand, and sobs some more.
    — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 21 Apr. 2020
  • And that can be summed up in a single word: confessional.
    — Jamie Lauren Keiles Ismail Muhammad Kim Tingley Benoit Denizet-Lewis Sam Anderson Jazmine Hughes Irina Aleksander Sasha Weiss Rowan Ricardo Phillips Stella Bugbee Michael Paterniti Maggie Jones Robert Draper Rob Hoerburger Jason Zengerle Reginald Dwayne Betts Jane Hu David Marchese Hanif Abdurraqib Jenna Wortham Anthony Giardina Niela Orr Amy X. Wang, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2021
  • Isabel shared just how much that meant to her in a confessional.
    — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2023
  • In a confessional, Thore talks about some of the struggles that come with having her boyfriend so far away.
    — Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 26 Aug. 2022
  • Well, her confessionals have shown her to have a poor read on the dynamics.
    — Martin Holmes, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2023
  • And based on the stars’ on-camera interviews in the confessionals, the curriculum is a lot to take in.
    — Shauna Stuart | Sstuart@al.com, al, 30 Apr. 2023
  • In her next confessional, Kim looks right at the camera.
    — Mj Corey, Vogue, 16 June 2022
  • The episode opens with the Soka tribe and a confessional from Cincinnati native Josh Wilder.
    — Erica Thompson, The Enquirer, 23 Mar. 2023
  • First, a confessional that neatly ties into the rest of this piece.
    — Steven Aquino, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2023
  • The ethical will, it must be said, is not meant as a confessional.
    — Tom Teicholz, Forbes, 9 June 2022
  • As Kim cuddles with Saint, her voice cuts in from a confessional.
    — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 7 July 2023
  • In his confessional, Blake is kind of shook and notes that Katie might not be ready for an engagement.
    — Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, 10 Aug. 2021
  • Noah says in his confessional that the other guys have been mean to him because of his bold moves on the group date in the previous episode.
    — Lia Beck, refinery29.com, 24 Nov. 2020
  • In a confessional, Zach asks Jackson to share his favorite sport to play.
    — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 14 Nov. 2022
  • As the montage continues, the episode cuts to a confessional.
    — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 14 July 2023
  • In a confessional, Wes admits that even though he’s had his problems with Jake, Rayna may be in the wrong here.
    — Justin Curto, Vulture, 15 Dec. 2021
  • Justin then says in a confessional that Brody, 37, should have given Kaitlynn a head's up.
    — Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com, 25 May 2021
  • In his confessional, Kurt said that his head was with Amanda, but his heart was with Carolyn.
    — Emily Longeretta, Variety, 10 Mar. 2022
  • The room transforms from a studio space to something like a confessional.
    — Arabelle Sicardi, Allure, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Shah leaves the event and, in a confessional, accuses Cosby of being a racist.
    — Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 8 Feb. 2021
  • Jenner, also speaking in a confessional on the show, didn’t seem fazed by the challenge.
    — Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Riley then explains in a confessional what led to her health scare.
    — Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com, 27 Apr. 2021
  • Towards the end of the trailer, viewers see Matt crying in a confessional.
    — Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, 2 Mar. 2021
  • The clip transitions from Rémy's confessional to a date between her and Mr. Hunter.
    — Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE.com, 11 Mar. 2022
  • But there is just me and the ramen in our little cardboard confessional, staring each other in the face.
    — Nina Li Coomes, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2021
  • Some of the stories are about scary things, some of them are confessionals, some are truly beautiful.
    — Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2024
  • In a separate confessional, Kim is filmed texting with a big grin on her face.
    — Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 13 May 2022
  • The Liver King has since conceded to lying about his steroid use in a six-minute YouTube confessional.
    — Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 2 Dec. 2022
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confessional

2 of 2 adjective
  • The confessional space received a bit of a facelift as well.
    — Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com, 23 Nov. 2021
  • One piece, set in a prison, feels as hushed as a church confessional.
    — Holland Cotter, New York Times, 13 July 2023
  • In the confessional scene, played out on a dusty Italian cul-de-sac, Kendall is a mess.
    — Town & Country, 21 Feb. 2023
  • In a later confessional scene, Matt says he wasn't shocked by the news.
    — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE.com, 12 July 2022
  • Think of the money to be made from a confessional memoir!
    — Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 18 Nov. 2021
  • Like the Ancient Mariner in the Coleridge poem, Cook is in a confessional mood.
    — Tom Nolan, WSJ, 21 Jan. 2022
  • With the Italian lunch hour whirling around us, we are cradled in a confessional safe haven.
    — Kristina Kasparian, Longreads, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Just remember that even works of art that seem confessional can leave out a whole lot.
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 4 May 2023
  • But, at the same time, this is a figure who speaks at length in her confessional Prologue about herself.
    — Hazlitt, 18 Jan. 2023
  • Late in the film, Pearl delivers a teary confessional monologue that West serves up in one long close-up on Goth.
    — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2022
  • The next day, I was supposed to attend the taping of one of Sandoval’s confessional interviews for the show.
    — Irina Aleksander, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2024
  • This confessional song was among the first tunes in which rock stars showed a vulnerable side.
    — Dave McKenna, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2022
  • In the first episode, Daisy buys Carole King’s Tapestry and is blown away by the confessional songs.
    — Jerry Portwood, Town & Country, 5 Mar. 2023
  • In keeping with its to-the-bone feel, the songs have the confessional quality of any rando, long-haired singer-songwriter record of rock past.
    — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 20 July 2022
  • The journals, more raw and confessional, enrich the story by showing us the writer behind the closed door.
    — Maggie Doherty, The New Republic, 31 Oct. 2023
  • That enigmatic gift now gets to sparkle in the light of the stage, in a revival off-Broadway of John Patrick Shanley’s 1983 confessional drama.
    — Peter Marks, Washington Post, 5 Sep. 2023
  • The album finds the burgeoning pop icon at his most confessional.
    — Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2021
  • The stage left chair where Elvis sits down for some of the most intimate, confessional parts of these shows is removed, perhaps never to be seen again.
    — Connor Ratliff, SPIN, 21 Feb. 2023
  • In the video, Christine also revealed the all-new confessional set that was installed in her Utah basement.
    — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 29 Dec. 2022
  • The chorus was Paul, but the verses started out as John in his sad confessional mode, with folkie guitar picking.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 7 Sep. 2022
  • Another scene that stuck with Davis was the confessional scenes with Gleeson.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 31 Oct. 2022
  • Neo Cab is less of a driving game and more of an interactive confessional booth.
    — Vulture, 2 Oct. 2023
  • There's even a confessional room, for guests to recap their fun (and gossip about their other housemates, 'natch).
    — Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Skye Sweetnam, lead singer of the metal band Sumo Cyco, can attest to this confessional use of music.
    — Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2022
  • The divisions therefore do not play out along Lebanon's age-old confessional lines.
    — Tamara Qiblawi, CNN, 15 Oct. 2021
  • But Cannes didn’t go with anything from the pair’s wrenching confessional moments.
    — William Earl, Variety, 18 May 2022
  • At that, the screen cuts to a clip of her in confessional diving deeper into her fascination with good teeth.
    — Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 31 May 2023
  • The former confessional booth acts as a secluded banquette, while the organ has been replaced by a DJ booth.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 16 Sep. 2021
  • Noah pulls Abigail outside to chat, and his confessional statements about needing to listen to his gut don't bode well.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 29 Sep. 2021
  • These are not confessional gestures, or a pulling back of the curtain; here, the artist embraces imperfection — in her work, herself, and us all.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Aug. 2023

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