How to Use trust fund in a Sentence

trust fund

noun
  • She paid for college out of a trust fund set up for her by her grandfather.
  • Those trust funds are savings built up over time.
    — Kam Shenai, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2026
  • Maybe a first date wasn’t the right moment to bring up your trust fund.
    — Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2023
  • The money was paid out of Woods’ trust fund.
    — Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
  • The trust fund has been relied on over the last few years to fill in that gap.
    — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
  • But how did the budget bill weaken the trust fund’s health?
    — Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
  • None of the assumptions about the trust fund are locked in stone.
    — John F. Wasik, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2022
  • Bruce still had enough left of his trust fund to go into business.
    — New York Times, 2 July 2022
  • These personal wins were rarely due to mere luck or a big trust fund.
    — Kelly Stiefel Arias, Kansas City Star, 19 June 2024
  • Brea was one of the first cities to establish this type of trust fund.
    — Michael Slaten, Orange County Register, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The biggest thing to note is that trust funds are for anyone, not just the wealthy.
    — Mariah Maddox, Parents, 20 Oct. 2025
  • All the money coming in was put into a trust fund meant for the girls.
    — Gillian Brockell, chicagotribune.com, 4 Nov. 2019
  • That is money from a regular job, but four trust funds.
    — Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 15 May 2026
  • The initial funding for the trust fund would come from the state budget.
    — Laura Hancock, cleveland.com, 20 June 2019
  • If markets are booming one year, the trust fund might get more money.
    — Hannah K. Sparling, The Enquirer, 28 Apr. 2021
  • Last year, the trust fund was forecast to run out in 2033.
    — Medora Lee, USA Today, 9 June 2026
  • Last year, the trust fund was forecast to run out in 2033.
    — Medora Lee, USA Today, 16 June 2026
  • The trust fund would be used to help renters and landlords, Elliott said.
    — Alyson Hoge, Arkansas Online, 9 Jan. 2022
  • And more importantly, how can it be achieved (trust fund or not)?
    — House Beautiful, 26 May 2023
  • The goal was to build up large trust fund reserves in advance to be drawn down later.
    — Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
  • However, trust funds aren’t meant only for the rich.
    — Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Only the funds that were unclaimed by class members went into a trust fund.
    — Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Sarah hired Sonn, and within a year the sisters asked her to help run their trust fund, too.
    — Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2023
  • All proceeds from the song will go to a trust fund set up by the late rapper's family.
    — Joey Guerra, Houston Chronicle, 18 June 2019
  • In exchange, the three astronauts were to have trust funds set up for their children.
    — Matt Blitz, Popular Mechanics, 23 July 2019
  • Here's how to embrace the look, regardless of your trust fund status.
    — Country Living Staff, Country Living, 5 May 2023
  • Legend long had it that Parsons, who lived off a trust fund, paid for the clothing.
    — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 20 July 2023
  • In the end, the waivers themselves will cost the trust fund much less than $281 million.
    — Larry Edelman, BostonGlobe.com, 7 July 2022
  • When that threshold is reached, the trust fund will buy CDs from the next, larger bank.
    — Scott Rasmussen, Boston Herald, 6 July 2025
  • By law, however, the two trust funds are separate.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 10 June 2026

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