confide in
phrasal verb
confided in; confiding in; confides in
: to tell personal and private things to (someone)
She often confides in me.
He had no one to confide in.
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Corey Feldman said in his 2020 documentary that Haim had confided in him that Sheen raped Haim on the set of the 1986 film.
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Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Further, many school shooters confide in others or drop hints about their violent plans or interests, the concept known as leakage.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
Many of them know about my lived experience and have confided in me about their own struggles with eating disorders.
—Mallary Tenore Tarpley, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
Paul doesn’t have any friends to confide in, while his ex-wife (Donzelli) and kids have moved far away to Montreal.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 29 Aug. 2025
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Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Further, many school shooters confide in others or drop hints about their violent plans or interests, the concept known as leakage.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
Many of them know about my lived experience and have confided in me about their own struggles with eating disorders.
—Mallary Tenore Tarpley, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
Paul doesn’t have any friends to confide in, while his ex-wife (Donzelli) and kids have moved far away to Montreal.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 29 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for confide in
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“Confide in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confide%20in. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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