confide

Example Sentences

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In the school corridor, outside an English classroom decorated with artwork depicting various Shakespeare plays, friends Hena and Fena confide they have mixed feelings about the ban.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

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

Rick turned to his circle of friends to confide his greatest fears of being left alone, sparing Suzanne.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 2026

Wright told reporters that Beam was “someone I could confide in, someone that I love dearly.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2025

Perhaps Dumbledore did not think it right to confide suspicions about his staff to sixteen-year-olds...

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling