confidences
Example Sentences
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There’s nothing wrong with that, of course, so long as Mr. Lanchester hasn’t betrayed any confidences in writing it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
Intimate confidences are not only allowed but encouraged in what inevitably becomes a makeshift community center, where problems are aired and solutions are offered whether they’re welcome or not.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2025
It’s a funky march that revels in cosmic imagery, cross-rhythms and multifarious vocals: singing, chanting, making percussive sounds, high harmonies, husky low confidences and an occasional “la-la.”
From New York Times ● Mar. 24, 2023
The firm pointed to legal ethics rules that require law firms to keep the confidences of their clients and protect potentially embarrassing information.
From Reuters ● Feb. 15, 2023
I feared early instilled prejudice: I wanted to have you safe before hazarding confidences.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
