confide
verb (used without object)
to impart secrets trustfully; discuss private matters or problems (usually followed byin ).
had confided
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past perfectof confide.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Mafart and Prieur had confided in their attorneys that they hoped they might simply be deported; instead, they were sentenced to 10 years.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2025
Lewis had confided that aging as an unfiltered, undoctored music star isn’t easy.
From New York Times ● Jun. 5, 2023
One person told them that he had been interested in working at Choate but had confided to Barger that he was not confident he could handle the residents.
From Salon ● Feb. 10, 2023
He had confided in recent years that he hoped to still be around and in good enough health to attend the Kraken’s opening-night festivities.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 23, 2021
On August 9, in a moment of indiscretion following Nagasaki, he had confided to Karl Darrow that he had proposed a nonmilitary demonstration to the Interim Committee.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
