was trusting
- past progressive of trust.
Example Sentences
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His only sin, after all, was trusting the wrong people and following an attorney’s advice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 17, 2025
New owner David Hagan said Luca was now much healthier, adding the canine was "trusting and loving".
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2024
“I think the mistake was trusting somebody who wasn’t entirely truthful,” Cutler told reporters last week.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 31, 2023
We know from the opening statements Holmes may blame Sunny Balwani, her co-defendant who is being tried separately; the defense suggested that her mistake was trusting him too much.
From The Verge ● Nov. 19, 2021
Emily couldn’t believe Mr. Quisling was trusting the word of a man he didn’t even know over hers.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
