trust
noun
reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence.
were trusting
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past progressiveof trust.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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“This is going to test some relationships that were trusting relationships before,” he said.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 11, 2022
"You could tell by the 33 assists we were trusting each other on both ends of the floor."
From Fox News ● Feb. 5, 2022
In Washington, D.C., travelers at Union Station reported no unusual delays on Amtrak and said they were trusting their masks and vaccines to keep them safe.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 26, 2021
“You can kind of spread that out. But the two words that resonated between players and coaches were trusting and reliable.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2021
He was to be given a completely fake identity, and they were trusting to the malevolent aura cast by Bellatrix to protect him.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
