How to Use trust to in a Sentence

trust to

phrasal verb
Definition of trust tonext
  • And there's one man the rapper trusts to create just that kind of a retreat.
    — Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Doing that requires a lot of chemistry and trust to be built in a short amount of time.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 27 July 2024
  • Instead, the labels and banners are trusted to make the shows.
    — Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Oct. 2024
  • How long could Judy be trusted to walk unsupervised from the garage to the kitchen?
    — Nell Freudenberger, The New Yorker, 28 July 2024
  • Craig Carton discusses the move and if the Jets can be trusted to turn things around with Glenn at the helm.
    — Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, 28 Jan. 2025
  • That meant the trustee had to spend a lot of extra time changing the name and tax ID on accounts and assets from the old trust to the new trust.
    — Virginia Hammerle, Dallas News, 6 Aug. 2023
  • There should be some sort of proof or trust to grow your connection with customers.
    — Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2024
  • All five of these kickers had careers over a decade, thus earning the trust to take these risky attempts.
    — Tyler Small, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Why would the people trusted to take care of these bodies risk their careers?
    — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2023
  • Critics say the comments raise questions as to whether she could be trusted to enforce the law.
    — Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 22 Nov. 2024
  • At that time, it was taken as a truism that a person with a stake in the outcome of a suit could not be trusted to tell the truth.
    — Virginia Hammerle, Dallas News, 16 May 2023
  • Yet the deal had two-fold impact: First, the Knicks put bodies on the roster Thibodeau trusted to use right away.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Biden simply cannot be trusted to keep his word … about anything.
    — Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 27 Jan. 2024
  • Wealthy people have long used trusts to stash their money and pass it on to the next generation.
    — Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2024
  • And the potential of these devices is more compelling — the trouble is, Google is asking for a lot of your trust to get there.
    — Umar Shakir, The Verge, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Trump, moreover, leads in trust to handle six of 10 issues tested in the survey, with Biden ahead in just two.
    — Gary Langer, ABC News, 5 May 2024
  • On both sides of the aisle, candidates campaigned on restoring transparency and trust to the board.
    — Karina Elwood, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2023
  • Adding two or three guys Bednar can trust to play 15 minutes would be ideal if the cap crunch allows it.
    — Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 20 June 2024
  • Steve Olive, who has worked in the event carpet business for more than three decades, is the man the Academy trusts to get its iconic rug just right.
    — Sarah Bahr, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
  • That’s why he was trusted to play almost 20 minutes per game in the postseason.
    — Nick Crain, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
  • His compete level is very good and he can be trusted to make a lot of stops at higher levels.
    — Corey Pronman, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Backers have been looking to community land trusts to help guide the way.
    — Paloma Esquivel, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Based on his track record, Kash Patel cannot be trusted to make those decisions.
    — Barbara McQuade, TIME, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Trump leads Biden by 10 points in trust to handle the economy, 11 points on inflation.
    — Gary Langer, ABC News, 12 July 2024
  • His view was that tariffs are risky, but that Trump could be trusted to negotiate for a better deal for the U.S.
    — Politifact Staff Writer, Dallas News, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Just as athletes need guidance, feedback, and trust to succeed, so too do leaders and their teams.
    — Hec Paris Insights, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
  • They're tied in trust to handle one other, crime and safety, an issue on which Trump had led Biden by 7 points in July.
    — Gary Langer, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2024
  • Kissinger said his counterparts from around the world were asking whether the United States could still be trusted to keep secrets.
    — Ben Bradlee Jr., The New Yorker, 16 June 2023
  • But now, the timid Democrats through their inaction have convinced the American people that they cannot be trusted to lead or speak the truth.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Employees would have to use common sense and their own best judgement when making decisions, and that is not something they are trusted to do.
    — Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 27 Feb. 2025

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