unbosom
Example Sentences
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In the end, it isn’t her own shame at her inaction that fuels this low-key thriller, but her ability to elicit the unbosoming of others.
From Washington Post
We would be socially generous enough, particularly with strangers, that we wouldn’t require a catalyst for unbosoming our uniqueness.
From New York Times
Methinks it should not be wrong to unbosom my cares to thee, who, albeit young, hast a thoughtful spirit, and, as I have often observed, an aptness to give good counsel.
From Project Gutenberg
That which makes it so difficult for a man of strong vicious passions to unbosom himself to a naturally virtuous man, is not so much the virtue as the ignorance of the latter.
From Project Gutenberg
An answer of this sort usually indicated that the young man was burning to unbosom himself of something or other and that he needed some coaxing to do so.
From Project Gutenberg
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