entrust
verb (used with object)
have entrusted
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present perfectof entrust.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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So I have entrusted him with nothing, none of my assets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Gloucestershire have entrusted the captaincy to Australia batter Cameron Bancroft while another Australian, Peter Handscomb, has taken over at Leicestershire, having also led Middlesex in the past.
From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2025
Unfortunately, if we don't get a handle on those we have entrusted to protect and serve us, we're going to see it again and again.
From Salon ● Feb. 2, 2023
“I have entrusted Nick Caserio to lead football performance, and I have complete confidence he will find the best leader for our team,” McNair said in a statement.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 14, 2022
In the midst of these struggles I endeavour at least to conceal my weakness from those you have entrusted to my care.
From Letters of Abelard and Heloise To which is prefix?d a particular account of their lives, amours, and misfortunes by Pierre Bayle
