confide in
Example Sentences
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“School should be a place where young people can feel safe and confident they can confide in a teacher.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
It might be tempting to confide in colleagues that you’re having a hard time connecting with your manager, but that probably isn’t a good idea, Williams says.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 28, 2026
"She was looking for a father figure to speak to and confide in and from whom to get guidance," the tribunal said.
From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026
She started to confide in friends about stress, or things that bothered her, which otherwise would have stayed inside.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026
Harry had never been able to confide in them or tell them anything about his life in the Wizard- ing world.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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