How to Use trust to in a Sentence

trust to

phrasal verb
  • Murdoch wants to amend his trust to hand off full control to his eldest son, Lachlan, who is currently running their companies.
    David Folkenflik, NPR, 16 Sep. 2024
  • 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
  • How long could Judy be trusted to walk unsupervised from the garage to the kitchen?
    Nell Freudenberger, The New Yorker, 28 July 2024
  • 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
  • Why would the people trusted to take care of these bodies risk their careers?
    Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2023
  • 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
  • Biden simply cannot be trusted to keep his word … about anything.
    Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 27 Jan. 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • In his role as Head of the Office, the former lawyer is trusted to oversee pivotal tasks for the Ukrainian military.
    William Kim, ABC News, 14 July 2023
  • Coffey has long arms and coaches’ trust to rebound and defend centers up to shooting guards.
    Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2023
  • The funny thing, Mary teases, is Deborah can’t be trusted to boil a hotdog.
    Jill Wendholt Silva, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Healthy societies, like healthy economies, need healthy levels of trust to serve as a lubricant for their success.
    Alan Murray, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2023
  • We are now left wondering if the government can be trusted to protect Trump.
    Ron Hart, Orange County Register, 16 July 2024
  • The fall from grace of a man who was trusted to lead the BBC’s general election coverage and announce the death of the Queen has been simply remarkable.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 2 Aug. 2024
  • Degnan Boulevard is a proof of concept, a demonstration to the community that the land trust can be trusted to meet its needs.
    Erika D. Smith, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2023
  • The woman had been trusted to babysit the infant for short periods of time before, but never alone, Harris said.
    Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 21 June 2024
  • Meanwhile, the only true strong safety on the roster is Nick Cross, who is very talented but whom the team didn't trust to play after the first two weeks last season.
    Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 25 May 2023
  • The donor’s payment of the income tax liability is not considered a gift and allows the trust to grow free of income tax.
    Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Davis, Ali’s father, is a musician with a golden smile who can’t be trusted to show up for dinner (or for most of Ali’s life), but who can break hearts at the piano.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2023
  • Because his look was topped off by a hairnet, teachers acted as if José couldn’t be trusted to sharpen a pencil.
    Myriam Gurba, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2023
  • The economy and inflation continue to dominate as the top issues in the election, and Trump leads by 7 points in trust to handle each of them.
    Gary Langer, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2024

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