Example Sentences

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In many instances, I was the first person they had confided in.

From BBC • Oct. 27, 2024

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

Recently, Anna had confided in me that she’s heavily tempted to be with a new man, but is hesitant to end a nearly two-year relationship over what might amount to a fling.

From Slate • Jul. 20, 2021

He had confided in Neeley that he, McGarrity, was a man who had his ear to the ground and was therefore in a position to hear prohibition coming.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith