trusty
adjective
able to be trusted or relied on; trustworthy; reliable.
trusties
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pluralof trusty.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The housing area involved, Aloma said, was a dorm in Module 3600 that houses 16 to 20 inmate workers known as trusties.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2023
Wearing his trademark cowboy hat and boots, Blakely said he had fewer privileges than jail trusties and denied receiving special treatment from his former staff.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 5, 2021
“It’s always sad when one of the trusties has to retire,” Stenson told PGATour.com's Andrew Tursky on Tuesday at the Houston Open.
From Golf Digest ● Oct. 9, 2019
A bit later, Janet took me past the guardhouse, where Sanders used to hang out with the troopers, and the driveway, where her daughter played basketball with prison trusties who worked at the mansion.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 17, 2018
Two inmate trusties who had been mopping the floor stopped to watch the officers struggle with the wheelchair and the cage.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
