confidant

Example Sentences

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Mexico’s Central Military Intelligence unit then detected a top financial operator for the cartel and close confidant of Oseguera.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 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

"You can have these fantasies about sticking it to world leaders," one confidant of the PM said, "but you still have to speak to them the next day. What do you say then?"

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026

Next came residencies from breakouts Johnnyswim and JP Saxe, and later, folksters Clearwater and her close confidant Rett Madison.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2025

You are almost my sole confidant in this.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine