confide

Example Sentences

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That makes it hard for the holiday villain to visit sick kids in the hospital, as legions of Santas do every year, or comfort children who confide in him about bullying.

From Los Angeles Times

In November 2021, the child confided the truth in a close friend, who recalled: "I asked if they felt guilty, they said yes - like this guilt had been bothering them. They were distraught."

From BBC

JoJo, who has embarked on a comedy career of his own, added that he called his father every day and often confided in him about his career ambitions.

From Los Angeles Times

Another farmworker, who declined to give her name, confided that she and her sons had come here on tourist visas and weren’t legally allowed to work.

From Los Angeles Times

And you confide more because you know your fellow travelers—the friend who had to struggle with professional disappointments she now understands are final, or with personal ones that cannot be changed.

From The Wall Street Journal