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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