How to Use confidant in a Sentence

confidant

noun
  • He is a trusted confidant of the president.
  • Swaths of the book are told largely through Musk’s eyes and those of his confidants.
    — Will Oremus, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Show off your bonus check to a confidant or your latest project to friends.
    — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 2 Apr. 2021
  • So Leah was supposed to be my final two and my main confidant in the house.
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 2 Aug. 2024
  • Ice Spice has a friend — and confidant — in Taylor Swift!
    — Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 8 July 2023
  • Biden tapped longtime confidant Ron Klain to be his chief of staff on Nov. 11.
    — Tyler Van Dyke, Washington Examiner, 15 Dec. 2020
  • First up is Jennifer Tilly, who has made appearances on the show in the past as a confidant of Stracke's.
    — Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 22 May 2024
  • But Popovich, as a coach, was also a leader and a confidant.
    — Kelly Iko, New York Times, 3 May 2025
  • Chiles won the medal while stepping in for Biles, her closest friend and confidant.
    — Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2021
  • Klain, 59, a close confidant of Biden, had long been rumored for the post even before the election.
    — John Fritze, USA TODAY, 12 Nov. 2020
  • Cree plays the role of Daisy, Aza’s outgoing best friend and confidant.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 27 June 2024
  • Driving the news: Ortagus will join a team led by Trump's close friend and confidant Steve Witkoff.
    — Barak Ravid, Axios, 3 Jan. 2025
  • There’s — God bless the dead — our confidant, Gangsta Boo.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Aug. 2024
  • Levin, a close confidant of the prime minister, is the mastermind of the overhaul.
    — Tia Goldenberg, Chicago Tribune, 23 July 2023
  • The character Jessie Buss in the show is like Jerry Buss’ confidant.
    — Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2022
  • Yet to hear Steele open up and see her feel accepted by one of her oldest confidants is a joy.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2024
  • That’s where one of Jane’s closest confidant Eliza lived and died, and where Cassie suspects a cache of Jane’s letters are stored.
    — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Yet to hear Steele open up and see her feel accepted by one of her oldest confidants is a joy.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2024
  • Perez is a confidant of Ganim and was Ganim’s choice to become chief.
    — Edmund H. Mahony, courant.com, 12 Apr. 2021
  • Trump also spent time on the phone with trusted confidants.
    — Jonathan Lemire, The Seattle Times, 25 Mar. 2019
  • Linklater will play Rick Krause, the president of the Angelyne fan club and her decades-long confidant.
    — Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Mar. 2022
  • Known as a kind and trusted confidant, her warm smile, sharp wit, and gentle demeanor would light up a room.
    — courant.com, 13 June 2019
  • Banks spoke with Lippman, the former chief judge of New York, who had become a kind of mentor and confidant.
    — New York Times, 2 Feb. 2022
  • His confidants and supporters in the locker room were few, if any.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Through the years, Weinstein became a confidant of sorts for the coaches.
    — Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com, 27 Nov. 2020
  • The sister of Red's former confidant, healer, and lover Mierce Xiu?
    — Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 29 May 2023
  • After starting out as a ranch hand, Rip worked his way up to be the Dutton Ranch’s foreman and John's confidant.
    — Emily J. Shiffer, Peoplemag, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Lacewell remained a confidant of the Jones family and would often spend time around the team in training camp.
    — Dallas News, 20 May 2022
  • The chance to play in the NBA with his brother, Thanasis -- his closest confidant -- is undoubtedly a dream come true for the both of them.
    — Matt Velazquez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 7 July 2019
  • Many were designed by her close friend and confidant Hubert de Givenchy and remain the stuff of fashion fantasies to this day.
    — Liz McNeil, Peoplemag, 4 Feb. 2024

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