trust
noun
reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence.
have been trusting
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present perfect progressiveof trust.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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“I feel like guys have been trusting him from the beginning,” Coffey said after Friday’s 24-point comeback in Philadelphia.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2022
If the Fed has been a bullish coach, the markets have been trusting fans, continually believing that an increase is imminent, only to have their expectations dashed.
From Economist ● Dec. 10, 2015
I have been trusting in my own reason, not in the Word of God.”
From Pioneers and Founders or, Recent Workers in the Mission field by Charlotte Mary Yonge
You may find out that something you have been trusting is growing out of a poisonous root.
From The Brimming Cup by Dorothy Canfield Fisher
We have been trusting ourselves on quicksands, Paul, and between us we've done one wise thing.
From Destiny by Charles Neville Buck
