Example Sentences

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I get what she’s doing here: Part of motherhood is trusting that if you do it right, your child will have no problem leaving the nest.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts is trusting that hard work and sheer will can eventually end the worst hitting slump of his career.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2025

“The problem is trusting who to tell, how to hand it in,” he says.

From BBC • May 26, 2024

In doing so, Amazon is trusting the customer to provide an honest rating.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 26, 2023

But the faith which is shown in baptism is not believing a fact; it is trusting yourself, body and soul, with a Person.”

From One Snowy Night Long ago at Oxford by Irwin, M. (Madelaine)