How to Use entrust in a Sentence

entrust

verb
  • She was entrusted with the job of organizing the reception.
  • The moral of the story is you have been entrusted with much.
    Peter San Nicolas, Ramona Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2019
  • And the nerve of her to entrust you with all of it in such a challenging time for you!
    Author: Wayne and Wanda, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Aug. 2019
  • Or to entrust the matter to a special counsel and a book agent?
    Reginald Dwayne Betts Kiese Makeba Laymon Carina Del Valle Schorske Dessa Irina Aleksander Sam Dolnick Mark Binelli Maggie Jones Rob Hoerburger Jamie Lauren Keiles Devin Gordon Jazmine Hughes Jenna Wortham Jade Chang Taffy Brodesser-Akner Kaitlyn Greenidge Rowan Ricardo Phillips Michael Paterniti Wesley Morris Ismail Muhammad Anthony Giardina, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2020
  • Now Bowman is entrusted with one of the jewels of the league.
    Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2024
  • In Katmai, there are bears who would entrust their cubs to his care.
    David James, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Jan. 2021
  • Seth was nice enough to entrust me with writing that Star Wars episode.
    Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Nov. 2022
  • Would the Sharks entrust their backup spot to a rookie?
    Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2019
  • But just the fact that [Jim Cameron] would entrust this role to me was so exciting.
    Sara Austin, ELLE, 13 Oct. 2022
  • And the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision entrusts the decision to the States.
    Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 7 Aug. 2024
  • And God, thank you for entrusting Leigh and me as her parents.
    Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 12 July 2023
  • With Hasan out, USC has no choice but to entrust one of its two freshmen with the backup role.
    Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2021
  • To entrust them to do hard things and make good decisions.
    Dr Margie Warrell, Forbes, 19 June 2021
  • And who wouldn't entrust a Texan with finding the best way to cool down in 100-degree heat?
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 28 May 2021
  • The bad news: My grandma never entrusted me with the beans again.
    Illyanna Maisonet, SFChronicle.com, 19 July 2019
  • Porter made sure to include the children in her big day, and entrusted them with holding the rings.
    Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2023
  • He was even entrusted to call pitches from center field back in the day.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2024
  • My mom is the only one who's ever been entrusted to draw on my 13.
    Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 21 Oct. 2023
  • Remind us never to entrust our cars to Ghost Squadron, though.
    Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver, 11 July 2020
  • Not everyone was ready to entrust him with leading the city.
    Rick Rojas, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2023
  • The foundation has entrusted Walkenhorst with Victor for the rest of the dog’s life.
    Karen Pearlman, sandiegouniontribune.com, 5 July 2018
  • Pray for yourselves, for the persons entrusted to your care, for those dear to you, for society, for the Church.
    Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review, 21 Oct. 2019
  • Rojas picked up the tab, giving Pop the list with the order and entrusting Rogers with his credit card to make the purchase.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Nowhere else does the US entrust its nuclear power to the hands of a single person.
    Garrett M. Graff, Wired, 17 Nov. 2020
  • When your kids get a little older, entrust them with pocketknives of their own.
    Rachel Walker, Outside Online, 22 Apr. 2019
  • But who are these six people that the royals have entrusted with such a special role in Prince Louis' life?
    Abby Gardner, Glamour, 9 July 2018
  • In fact, the marque entrusted the design of both bikes to the same team that designed the hybrid Artura.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 19 May 2024
  • Ausmus entrusted Cam Bedrosian with the advantage in the sixth.
    Andy McCullough, latimes.com, 7 July 2019
  • Schwab has told Kansas residents to use local drop boxes instead of entrusting them with the postal service.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2024
  • The new Mercedes-Benz electric G-Class has already been entrusted with some pretty precious cargo.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2024

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