trust to
phrasal verb
trusted to; trusting to; trusts to
1
: to rely on (something one has no control over, such as luck or chance) to get what one wants or needs
All we can do at this point is hope for the best and trust to luck.
2
: to give the responsibility of doing (something) to (someone)
They trusted the care of their daughter to her grandparents while they were on vacation.
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Yet no private organization has the impartiality, scientific rigor, or nationwide trust to replace it.
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MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
The claimant sought to pierce the trust to reach assets held in limited liability companies and the Court refused.
—Martin Shenkman, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
The public is much more interested in whether the administrators at that school can be trusted to keep the school safe.
—Holly Yan, CNN Money, 10 May 2025
The city of Houston later cut $28 million from the land trust to provide housing for a broader range of people, according to The Texas Tribune.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2025
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MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
The claimant sought to pierce the trust to reach assets held in limited liability companies and the Court refused.
—Martin Shenkman, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
The public is much more interested in whether the administrators at that school can be trusted to keep the school safe.
—Holly Yan, CNN Money, 10 May 2025
The city of Houston later cut $28 million from the land trust to provide housing for a broader range of people, according to The Texas Tribune.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for trust to
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“Trust to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trust%20to. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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