entrusted

• past participle

  past participle

  A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.

  of entrust.
  entrust

  verb (used with object)

  to charge or invest with a trust or responsibility; charge with a specified office or duty involving trust.
• past tense form

  past tense

  Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.

  of entrust.
  entrust

  verb (used with object)

  to charge or invest with a trust or responsibility; charge with a specified office or duty involving trust.

Example Sentences

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entrusted

Madison’s constitutional design assumed that public officials would defend the powers entrusted to them.

From Salon ● Oct. 27, 2026

Before our divorce, my former mother-in-law entrusted him with $20,000 for each of our daughters to invest on their behalf and help pay for their college education.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

One of the most entrusted volunteers in football is the cameraman.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

Marc Henrichmann, chairman of the intelligence oversight committee, said lawmakers would have to “discuss what individuals entrusted with classified information should be allowed to do after their term of office ends.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

“You are a very young man, a very young man indeed, to be in charge of the work entrusted to you,” Burnham said.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

Related Words

• appointed