confidences

Example Sentences

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There’s nothing wrong with that, of course, so long as Mr. Lanchester hasn’t betrayed any confidences in writing it.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

It’s a funky march that revels in cosmic imagery, cross-rhythms and multifarious vocals: singing, chanting, making percussive sounds, high harmonies, husky low confidences and an occasional “la-la.”

From New York Times • Mar. 24, 2023

But, as expected, they spark something in one another, share confidences.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2023

The firm pointed to legal ethics rules that require law firms to keep the confidences of their clients and protect potentially embarrassing information.

From Reuters • Feb. 15, 2023

Professor McGonagall did not invite confidences; Dumbledore, though in many ways more intimidating, still seemed less likely to scorn a theory, however wild.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling