"I don't consider this a good format for me," he confessed to aides before one debate.

But yes, it is advisable to confess immediately before death.

Usually in such matters, as things progress, most men want to confess their sins before the end.

Should he have confessed his fatal gift before the rest of the Clan?

Texas maintained that he confessed before his arrest and so a change of legal counsel or strategy would have made no difference.

I do want to open the floor to anyone who received Christ this morning and would like to confess it before us.

Members who break church rules may be called to confess before the congregation.

He confessed to the crime shortly before the execution.

Margaret confessed shortly before her death that the whole thing had been a hoax.

Confessing failure before the Avtokrator and his court took courage.