confide

Example Sentences

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It might be tempting to confide in colleagues that you’re having a hard time connecting with your manager, but that probably isn’t a good idea, Williams says.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 28, 2026

She started to confide in friends about stress, or things that bothered her, which otherwise would have stayed inside.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026

And you confide more because you know your fellow travelers—the friend who had to struggle with professional disappointments she now understands are final, or with personal ones that cannot be changed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025

People told them that they wanted Zuzi to be "an aunt figure" - someone warm and trustworthy, who they could confide in without fear of judgment.

From BBC • Nov. 2, 2025

I think to ask her what’s wrong again, hoping that all this talk of sticking together will make her want to confide in me.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir