How do you use Confided in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Confided meaning
simple past and past participle of confide
Using Confided
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of confide
- In the example corpus, confided often appears in combinations such as: confided in, confided to, confided that.
Context around Confided
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 10 start, 9 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Confided
- In this selection, "confided" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, biden, martin and station stand out and add context to how "confided" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include adult she confided in me and and even confided to friends. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "confided" sits close to words such as adaptability, alam and arable, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with confided
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Has confided in his inner circle he wants out. (9 words)
Donovan later confided to a male colleague that she was gay. (11 words)
Convinced of her MIL’s involvement, she confided in her spouse, who doubted her. (14 words)
F.L. “Bubba” Copeland, 62, who was the mayor of tiny Smiths Station, confided in the friend after a news outlet published a story that featured photos of Copeland’s “alter ego” Brittini Blaire Summerlin in a bra and feminine clothing. (41 words)
After learning her vulnerable son had confided to a solicitor that he wanted to see his father, Reid sent him a series of 'petulant' texts saying it was 'his choice' but she was 'very angry'. (35 words)
According to the Arizona indictment, Meadows confided in a staff member in early November 2020 that Trump, who is referred to as the “unindicted co conspirator 1” throughout the indictment, had lost the election. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
After learning her vulnerable son had confided to a solicitor that he wanted to see his father, Reid sent him a series of 'petulant' texts saying it was 'his choice' but she was 'very angry'.
Biden confided to his inner circle that he believed former President Donald J. Trump was a threat to democracy and should be prosecuted, according to two people familiar with his comments.
But as an adult she confided in me that a man who had helped our family, after my husband died, had actually been sexually abusing her.
Convinced of her MIL’s involvement, she confided in her spouse, who doubted her.
Doddanna also mentioned in the complaint that Gautham had been grappling with depression for some months, but he hadn't confided in anyone.
Donovan later confided to a male colleague that she was gay.
During a hospital stay following the seizure, Miss Moore-Martin confided in her niece about her relationship with Field and the writing on the mirrors.
F.L. “Bubba” Copeland, 62, who was the mayor of tiny Smiths Station, confided in the friend after a news outlet published a story that featured photos of Copeland’s “alter ego” Brittini Blaire Summerlin in a bra and feminine clothing.
Has confided in his inner circle he wants out.
He once confided to me that “Hansel and Gretel” was his favorite fairy tale.
However, Rayna was struggling with her identity and confided in Jae on their honeymoon - who vowed to stick by her and helped her through her transition.
In this case, Bianca confessed her envy that Wednesday didn't care what others thought of her, while the latter confided she wished she cared a little more.
I've never been especially close to my children – it was always their mum they confided in and they both chose to live with her.
She confided in Theo that her husband, Celeborn, had been killed, and though she wasn't clear about the details, this likely had something to do with Sauron.
She later lost the baby after its birth and eventually confided in an adult who confronted her rapist.
The glamorous Ms Packer reportedly 'fell head over heels' for the divorced father and even 'confided to friends her desire to start a family' with him.
When she confided in the MP Andrew Bridgen about the harassment, he was warned away from backing the claimant by the Labour MP Kate Hollern, the tribunal was told.
According to the Arizona indictment, Meadows confided in a staff member in early November 2020 that Trump, who is referred to as the “unindicted co conspirator 1” throughout the indictment, had lost the election.
According to the clerk, Mkhulu Zwane had also confided before that he used part of the money to help his son pay lobola for his wife.
Ant had already confided the wonderful news in close friend and onscreen partner following weeks of speculation.
Common combinations with confided
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- confided in 56×
- confided to 24×
- confided that 19×
- she confided 15×
- had confided 13×
- he confided 10×
- they confided 4×
- also confided 4×
- later confided 3×
- once confided 3×