trust with

verb

trusted with; trusting with; trusts with

: to allow (someone) to have or use (something valuable)

They trusted their son with the family car.

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America’s future will not be secured by replacing trust with control, but by earning it again. — Keith Krach, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026 Over time, this sustained presence built deep trust with residents. — Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026 The candidate could have said they were given or trusted with challenging assignments. — Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026 Underdog’s strategy, news director Jay Persson told Sportico in an interview, is to build trust with both active and potential customers. — Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 24 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for trust with

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