intrusted
Example Sentences
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As John Marshall was later to say of this new Constitution, “The sword and the purse, all the external relations, and no inconsiderable portion of the industry of the nation are intrusted to its Government.”
From Slate • Jun. 26, 2012
Recently Hearst Sr. intrusted Hearst Jr. with a long-distance errand.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is true that government affairs are now intrusted to others who always had misgivings concerning the old acquisitive ideas.
From Time Magazine Archive
The part was intrusted to one Horace Braham.
From Time Magazine Archive
“A soldier, is he?” said Mrs. Gainsborough, regarding the grave bearded man to whose care they were intrusted.
From The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett by MacKenzie, Compton
