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Example sentences for "confidential"

Lexicographically close words:
confide; confided; confidence; confidences; confident; confidentiality; confidentially; confidently; confides; confiding
  1. The legislature had previously adopted rigid measures on the subject, and it became necessary that an intelligent and confidential military officer should be designated to take charge of them.

  2. Mr. Burr assented to the propositions of the negotiator, and referred him to his confidential friend to complete the negotiation.

  3. On the 3d of May, in the evening, a select and confidential federal caucus was held.

  4. In this situation he was immediately ordered by General Washington, through Lord Stirling, to repair to Elizabethtown, on highly important and confidential business.

  5. He was also charged at the same time with verbal orders from General St. Clair, of a confidential character, to officers commanding at different posts.

  6. Mr. Burr held frequent private meetings with his most intimate and confidential friends.

  7. Between these gentlemen, for several years, a friendly, and, in some instances, a confidential correspondence existed.

  8. It was directed under cover to Tupcombe, the confidential servant, with instructions not to put it into his master's hands till he had been refreshed by a good long sleep.

  9. He was becoming confidential now, but I fancy my unresponsive attitude must have exasperated him at last, for he judged it necessary to inform me he feared neither God nor devil, let alone any mere man.

  10. Do you read the Company's confidential correspondence?

  11. There could be no doubt, however, of the stanch and strenuous manner in which the delinquent Earl was supported by his confidential messengers and by some of his fellow-councillors.

  12. Yesterday I received a letter from my old friend and companion, Mr. Jones, of Marseilles, who is one of the greatest merchants of that famous city, in which he has asked me to look out for a gentleman to act as confidential clerk.

  13. My informant, sir, is my confidential clerk, Mr. McLiver.

  14. We found the office under guard of one of the Central Office men, while in the outside office Parker's confidential clerk and a few assistants were still at work in a subdued and awed manner.

  15. Later I learned that it was the quiet tenacity of this confidential clerk that saved even as much of Parker's estate as was saved for his widow--little enough it was, too.

  16. One of these persons must have placed an order through a confidential agent in London to purchase the radium from the English Radium Corporation.

  17. He seemed to me, at least, to be the typical confidential clerk who would carry a secret worth millions and keep it.

  18. Passing from Salmas into the province of Oroomiah, the travellers were received by the Nestorians in the most friendly and confidential manner, and the week passed among them was intensely interesting.

  19. You're traveling as Major Angel Blanco of my confidential staff.

  20. They arrested the key leaders, but even though they had to let them go back to Spain, they took their confidential files away from them.

  21. Late this afternoon I received a confidential information that the Communist Party in San Hermano had privately denounced you to its members.

  22. This is no Spanish Civil War," he wrote to the Paris office in a confidential memo sent by courier.

  23. John had remained an hour by Edith's bed talking in very confidential terms to those two divine maidens--one of them rich, one of them poor, but both blessed with many heavenly virtues.

  24. After lying down, Edith was more calm, and was still in the mood to continue her confidential talk with Star.

  25. The explosive was to be a mixture of TNT and a polysyllabic compound, everything about which was highly confidential and restricted.

  26. At a salary well up on the confidential scale.

  27. They found that they had known each other as children, and a confidential chat followed, which afforded her some amusement.

  28. There threatened to be an uncomfortable silence between them as they walked home, but she put out her hand and said in a kind, confidential voice: "Don't be cross.

  29. As for her kindness to me, I receive it in my capacity of confidential servant.

  30. Strange to say, the dishonesty of his confidential agent occupied his mind as a mere episode from the moment when Oscar revealed his infirmities.

  31. In the Plankenhorst house another of those confidential interviews was being held in which Sister Remigia and her pupil were wont to take part.

  32. Prevarication of every kind partakes of the very essence of lying, being not only subversive of social happiness, by preventing all confidential intercourse amongst mankind, but diametrically opposed to the commands of God.

  33. Defeated in his benevolent intentions by the unambitious spirit of the Shunammite, Elisha consulted his confidential servant Gehazi, through whom the former communication had been made, respecting what could be done for her benefit.

  34. To be cashier, perhaps, or possibly, under exceptional circumstances, a confidential private secretary.

  35. After which he lit a cigarette he had been rolling in his thin fingers, and puffed smoke from his nostrils in such a way as to suggest that any aperture for confidential conversation was permanently closed.

  36. Sylv acts as his chief adviser and confidential agent.

  37. All this was said seriously, without loud speaking, without gesture, in a confidential tone.

  38. I have read strange confidential letters of this Baron Hody.

  39. He is suspected of betraying confidential data to agents of the Fourth Komintern.

  40. This was no snobbish attempt at class-distinction: matters of Team policy were often discussed at the big round table, and the more confidential details of their work.

  41. But the consciousness of the communications made to confidential friends, and others, suggested the fear of other proofs.

  42. Bulstrode pressed my arm, and his conversation took a more confidential air, as it proceeded.

  43. By means of a servant in the tavern, I was soon equipped in a way that satisfied me was very successful; inasmuch as I passed Dirck, in quitting the house, and my old, confidential friend did not recognise me.

  44. Forty-five minutes, miss," he answered, in the same confidential tone.

  45. We now resumed our conversation on a still more confidential footing than heretofore.

  46. Sir Thomas shrugged his shoulders, and did not tell the story to more than three or four confidential friends, to all of whom he remarked that on the matter of the visits made to the girl, there never was smoke without fire.

  47. He found, however, a confidential young man who was able to tell him that the hospital need not increase the number of its wards on this occasion.

  48. Very glad that you're come, boys," said Bob in a low confidential tone.


  49. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "confidential" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    auricular; bosom; close; closet; confidential; esoteric; familiar; hushed; inside; intimate; private; privileged; sealed; secret; undercover