confide

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

In upcoming episodes, Diane is set to confide in her close friends that she has been diagnosed with ovarian cancer before finding the strength to tell her husband Tony, played by Nick Pickard.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 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

Rick turned to his circle of friends to confide his greatest fears of being left alone, sparing Suzanne.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 2026

I will confide in her at once and ask her advice about approaching Mother Ermentrude with my secret, lest Marguerite expose it first.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein