entrusted

Example Sentences

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Basketball is harsh on its youngest stars—multi-billion dollar franchises entrusted to people not old enough to order a glass of Beaujolais.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

The future of Apple is being entrusted to a company veteran said to combine hardware brilliance with "the soul of an innovator."

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

The group is about to be entrusted with additional adjoining woodland, expanding its stewardship to 72 acres.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

Coarse language obviously implies coarse thinking, and no one wants that in a leader entrusted to bring peace and prosperity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

My mom could’ve pawned it by now and taken care of bills, filled our fridge, but she entrusted it to me.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas