How to Use entrust in a Sentence

entrust

verb
  • She was entrusted with the job of organizing the reception.
  • At first, my mind was to just entrust her with (writing the song).
    — Billboard Japan, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Siegfried also thinks so and entrusts the clinic work to him for a day.
    — Alice Burton, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2025
  • In Katmai, there are bears who would entrust their cubs to his care.
    — David James, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Jan. 2021
  • And the nerve of her to entrust you with all of it in such a challenging time for you!
    — Author: Wayne and Wanda, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Aug. 2019
  • Or to entrust the matter to a special counsel and a book agent?
    — Reginald Dwayne Betts Kiese Makeba Laymon Carina Del Valle Schorske Dessa Irina Aleksander Sam Dolnick Mark Binelli Maggie Jones Rob Hoerburger Jamie Lauren Keiles Devin Gordon Jazmine Hughes Jenna Wortham Jade Chang Taffy Brodesser-Akner Kaitlyn Greenidge Rowan Ricardo Phillips Michael Paterniti Wesley Morris Ismail Muhammad Anthony Giardina, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2020
  • He was even entrusted to call pitches from center field back in the day.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2024
  • Scott faltered in his first year, but the Dodgers will entrust him to be their set-up man.
    — Katie Woo, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
  • Seth was nice enough to entrust me with writing that Star Wars episode.
    — Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Nov. 2022
  • The author and creator of life has entrusted us with our first child – wow.
    — Natalie Stone, PEOPLE.com, 3 July 2017
  • The author and creator of life has entrusted us with our first child - wow.
    — Chanel Vargas, Redbook, 12 Sep. 2017
  • Second, do your best to fulfill the things you are entrusted with.
    — Arar Han, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
  • When your kids get a little older, entrust them with pocketknives of their own.
    — Rachel Walker, Outside Online, 22 Apr. 2019
  • Now Bowman is entrusted with one of the jewels of the league.
    — Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2024
  • And God, thank you for entrusting Leigh and me as her parents.
    — Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 12 July 2023
  • My mom is the only one who's ever been entrusted to draw on my 13.
    — Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 21 Oct. 2023
  • Remind us never to entrust our cars to Ghost Squadron, though.
    — Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver, 11 July 2020
  • Porter made sure to include the children in her big day, and entrusted them with holding the rings.
    — Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2023
  • If there’s somebody in your book club whose picks you’d be fine with most of the time, entrust them with setting the syllabus.
    — Lauren Mechling, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2026
  • The state of California has entrusted me with an item that can cause death.
    — Y Kevin Fisher-Paulson, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Mar. 2018
  • And that means a lot to me as someone who has been entrusted to be the custodian of his story.
    — Allen Salkin, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2025
  • Hunter, in turn, became the perfect test case for what entrusting Sanders can do for a player.
    — The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • For Terry, there’s a deep pride in the endowment that’s been entrusted to her care.
    — Brian McCollum, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Those of us entrusted with the sacred oath of service must heed that call and work together to honor it.
    — Zohran Mamdani, Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The scouts are the ones entrusted with judging where the bargains might be found, or at least the small value edges that can pay off down the road.
    — Bob Ford, Philly.com, 12 July 2017
  • Or twist and search for a new goalkeeper to be entrusted with the number one shirt at Anfield.
    — SI.com, 5 May 2018
  • They should not be entrusted with new policy roles or influence.
    — Ganesh Sitaraman, Time, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Danny Salazar, entrusted with a 7-3 lead in the third inning, couldn't hold it.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland.com, 11 May 2017
  • No one is above the law, especially those who are entrusted with enforcing it.
    — The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Only much later are they entrusted with assembling a piece from start to finish.
    — Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026

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