confidant

Example Sentences

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One Bass confidant told a source that ‘the mayor didn’t tell the truth when she said she had nothing to do with changing the report.’

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2026

“He’s a friend, he’s a confidant, and he’s like a Swiss Army knife. He’s helpful with the economy. So I’m gonna miss him.”

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

Judges in New York authorized the release of grand jury materials from Epstein’s 2019 federal prosecution and his confidant Ghislane Maxwell’s prosecution in 2021.

From Salon • Dec. 11, 2025

Summers' interactions with his former confidant came back to haunt him last week, leading him to announce he was stepping back from public commitments and stopping teaching at Harvard.

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2025

“Not at all. You are sixteen now, quite old enough to be my confidant, and my experience will be useful to you by-and-by, perhaps, in your own affairs of this sort.”

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott