entrust
verb (used with object)
had entrusted
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past perfectof entrust.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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But instead, she learned that their mother had entrusted them to an orphanage while the family dealt with financial difficulties.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
AT&T says the breach occurred in a company connection to a third-party cloud data service called Snowflake, to which it had entrusted its customer data.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2024
The email to staff stopped short of naming Lindsay acting commissioner, saying only that Littel had entrusted him with the day-to-day responsibilities of the job.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 11, 2023
"What am I going to tell the girls? They're coming here today. What am I supposed to tell them? They had entrusted their mother to me," Nurten says.
From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2023
The most crucial task of all she had entrusted to Daario Naharis, glib-tongued Daario with his gold tooth and trident beard, smiling his wicked smile through purple whiskers.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
