Sentence examples for confidant at from inspiring English sources

When Havelange vacated it in 1998 he was succeeded by Blatter, who had been his closest confidant at Fifa, as his general secretary from 1981 and 1998.

The English professor did just that -- he spoke to his confidant at the liquor store and learned that the store owner had chosen surgery and was now impotent.

Sir Alex Ferguson has lost his closest confidant at Manchester United after David Gill announced he will step down as chief executive in the summer to allow the club to "refresh" itself.

Fidel Castro and Márquez became friends – some say he was the Cuban leader's closest confidant at times – a bond which cost the Nobel laureate a fist in the face from the political nemesis who lived and worked forever in his shadow, Mario Vargas Llosa.

You may have already tried to find a confidant at work and did not succeed, hence, the reason for writing.

We became firm friends fast, not only from a professional perspective but also personally as she became my confidant at a time when there was a lot going on with me.

That contract was due to expire Monday, and he agonized about his decision, telling confidants at one point that he planned to leave.

As a clinical psychologist in private practice for more than 50 years, he was a trusted counselor and confidant; as a professor at Seton Hall University and The City University of New York, he developed pioneering programs for children with special needs.

He was Sir Jimmy, confidant — or at least photo-op accessory — of royals, prime ministers, even Beatles.

In a recent study using this virtual confidant, researchers at U.S.C. have found that Angelina elicits from people the crucial first element in any therapy: self-disclosure.

President Vladimir V. Putin shook up his government, placing his closest confidant, Sergei B. Ivanov, at the Ministry of Defense to undertake a sweeping reform of the military and its sprawl of defense industries.