confidences

Example Sentences

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One was her mixed-race dressmaker, Elizabeth Keckly, who betrayed Mary’s confidences in an 1868 memoir.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

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

“When confidences are betrayed and leaks are directed, it’s even more difficult to trust. … I will not yield to the status quo.”

From Washington Times • Jan. 5, 2023

There was now an apparent disposition to relax, to widen the circle or confidences and give a more general tone to the conversation.

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin