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Fess is an English word of 4 letters with synonyms like ordinary. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Fess in a sentence

Related words

Fess | Fes | Fessenden | Fessy | Fessler | Fessed | Fessas

Fess meaning

To confess; to admit.

Synonyms of Fess

fesse ordinary

Related words

Other words often associated with Fess or its synonyms:

middling everyday average commonplace quotidian mediocre common nondescript trivial mundane fair characterless

Using Fess

  • The main meaning on this page is: To confess; to admit.
  • Useful related words include: fesse, ordinary.
  • In the example corpus, fess often appears in combinations such as: fess up, the fess, to fess.

Context around Fess

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 8 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 17 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

tiffany 1× dreeshen 1× finally 1× per 1×

Often after:

parker 2× enabled 1× lenhardt 1×

Sentence patterns with Fess

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

ashamed to fess up to 1× boone with fess parker in 1× case the fess 1× couldn t fess up to 1× decide to fess up to 1× developed a fess enabled smartwatch 1× does he fess up to 1× formerly the fess parker 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after three years 1× but he didn 1× conventionally with three 1× during his senior 1× he guest starred 1× i thought teck 1×

Common sentence endings:

a mulberry cover 1× an industry veteran 1× but credited role 1× case the fess 1× contained wearable platform 1× crowns are golden 1×

Words around Fess

Just before it in the word index:

fespaco 3 fesler 4 fescue 13 fesco 2 fes 17 feryal 2

Just after it in the word index:

fessas 2 fessed 5 fessenden 13 fessler 8 fessy 10 fest 761

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaditya 23 aardman 23 abbo 23 aberg 23 aboitiz 23 abovementioned 23

Corpus analysis for Fess

  • In this selection, "fess" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, tiffany, dreeshen, finally, parker, enabled and lenhardt stand out and add context to how "fess" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include ashamed to fess up to and boone with fess parker in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "fess" sits close to words such as aaditya, aardman and abbo, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with fess

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

This wasn’t the time to fess up that something horribly wrong was happening. (14 words)

Now we need the all-powerful pharmaceutical industry — Big Pharma — to ’fess up, too. (14 words)

Such as: Does he fess up to politically damaging and perhaps legally perilous conduct? (14 words)

Longer example sentences

Or did Mr. Dreeshen fess up to Mr. Kenney about his adventures in U.S. politics – he had written about them some time ago in the public prints, after all – and, if so, did Mr. Kenney approve, or at least think it was no big deal? (46 words)

But he didn’t get the chance because he was a cowardly lion as well as an asexual one and couldn’t fess up to his feelings at the crucial moment. (31 words)

I thought Teck would continue to play the UCP along as long as possible, or at least not fess up until after the federal government had ruled. (27 words)

Question examples

Or did Mr. Dreeshen fess up to Mr. Kenney about his adventures in U.S. politics – he had written about them some time ago in the public prints, after all – and, if so, did Mr. Kenney approve, or at least think it was no big deal? (46 words)

Such as: Does he fess up to politically damaging and perhaps legally perilous conduct? (14 words)

Example sentences (19)

On the fess is an open book with parchment-colored pages, bound in a mulberry cover.

This wasn’t the time to fess up that something horribly wrong was happening.

But, for some people, their 'thing' is more than a 'thing': it's a sex fetish they're too ashamed to 'fess up to.

I thought Teck would continue to play the UCP along as long as possible, or at least not fess up until after the federal government had ruled.

The team developed a FESS-enabled smartwatch, featuring sweat sampling, electrochemical sensing and data display or transmission, within a self-contained wearable platform.

After three years of hemp farming in West Virginia, Tiffany Fess is almost an industry veteran.

During his senior year of high school, he received the “Fess Lenhardt Award,” being the School’ Most Outstanding Athlete.

Now we need the all-powerful pharmaceutical industry — Big Pharma — to ’fess up, too.

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On November 20-22, over 1,000 attendees and exhibitors converged on the Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort, formerly The Fess Parker.

But he didn’t get the chance because he was a cowardly lion as well as an asexual one and couldn’t fess up to his feelings at the crucial moment.

Or did Mr. Dreeshen fess up to Mr. Kenney about his adventures in U.S. politics – he had written about them some time ago in the public prints, after all – and, if so, did Mr. Kenney approve, or at least think it was no big deal?

She feels responsible for Heinrik’s predicament, so she may decide to fess up to Finn.

Such as: Does he fess up to politically damaging and perhaps legally perilous conduct?

Today, the United States asked China to finally fess up and give a number of the people it killed.

Viewing “Odyssey: Jack Whitten Sculpture, 1963–2017” at the Met Breuer last week reminded me it’s time to fess up.

Conventionally with three objects two are placed above and one below, in this case, the fess.

He guest-starred in a 1964 episode of Daniel Boone with Fess Parker in a minor but credited role.

The fess is between three crowns and or means gold so the crowns are golden.

The shield of Pius X's coat of arms is charged in two basic parts, as it is per fess.

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Common combinations with fess

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "fess" in a sentence?
An example: "On the fess is an open book with parchment-colored pages, bound in a mulberry cover." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "fess" from authentic English texts.
What does "fess" mean?
Fess means: To confess; to admit.
What are synonyms of "fess"?
Common synonyms of "fess" include: fesse, ordinary.
How many example sentences with "fess" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "fess", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.