entrusted

Example Sentences

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OpenAI’s board believed that “Altman’s role entrusted him with the future of humanity.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

“The funds were entrusted to the Fire Safe Council of Nevada County for critical fire prevention and community safety purposes, as well as other publicly funded programs and services,” prosecutors said in the release.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

He called CNN's bosses "corrupt or incompetent" and said they should not be entrusted to run the network.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 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

Once he returned with six policemen armed with rifles to whom he entrusted the maintenance of order, and no one remembered the original agreement not to have armed men in the town.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez