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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Sharyn Alfonsi, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
Despite keeping his relationship with Scott a secret (or at least trying to), Kip finally confides in his friend Elena, who is rightly wary.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2025
During the course of their relationship, Fastow said that Ana Walshe confided in him about Brian Walshe’s legal trouble.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 4 Dec. 2025
Per the report, the president and other White House officials had confided in allies that Patel could be replaced by Bailey, who was seen as the logical replacement.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 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 21 Dec. 2025.
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