intrusting

Example Sentences

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The emperor was not slow in discerning the extraordinary qualities of the youth; and he showed it by intrusting him, as he grew older, with various important commissions.

From History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 by Prescott, William Hickling

My father saw that, and reposed the greatest confidence in him in intrusting me to his care.

From Only a Girl: or, A Physician for the Soul. by Hillern, Wilhelmine von

Imagine present-day Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty intrusting a ship of the British navy to civilian command.

From Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies by Todd, David Peck

“But you can at least tell me who sent you here, Geordie?” said I, anxious for further information before intrusting myself to such erratic guidance.

From Tales from Blackwood Volume 4 by Various

He believes that, by intrusting the matter to a fellow countryman, he will get his boy back again.

From The Blue Lights A Detective Story by Kummer, Frederic Arnold