intrust
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What you told me about Jeths intrust made good readin.
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
But he took care not to intrust his gift to the concierge, for if he did he knew that his servant would certainly be told of it.
From Fr?d?rique; vol. 2 by Charles Paul de Kock
If you want to give him something to do, why don't you intrust him with getting ready the house for your Christmas party?
From Poor Relations by Compton MacKenzie
But this gave her a claim on him, and she knew he would not trifle with any commission she should intrust to him.
From The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages by Charles Reade
Meanwhile, I will leave you, for you may have a thousand messages to give monsieur for your relations and friends, commissions to intrust to him, and I should be very sorry to incommode you.
From Fr?d?rique; vol. 2 by Charles Paul de Kock
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
As two discharged doughboys intrusted with a dead pal's little girl, they try to find the grandparents named Smith.
From Time Magazine Archive
Three men, namely M. Kaganovitch, known as Stalin's right hand, Jarovski, and Enukidze, secretary of the central executive committee, were intrusted with carrying out this scheme.
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
There is not a Minister of them all, that is intrusted with anything, but from time to time to execute positive instructions from his Court.
From The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution (Volume VI) by Various
Were Bluebeard to do me the honor of intrusting me with his keys, I should spend a pleasant half-hour speculating on his family affairs.
From The Gentle Reader by Samuel McChord Crothers
"Thus, your highness, King James gives you a mark of the highest confidence in intrusting to you the defense of his rights and those of his young son."
From A Romance of the West Indies by Eugène Sue
He enjoined that the building should forthwith be destroyed, intrusting the task to the swift hands of Theophilus.
From History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition by John William Draper
In the very intrusting my children to your care, do I not prove that I must think you so?
From Home Influence A Tale for Mothers and Daughters by Grace Aguilar
The practice of intrusting to banks the safekeeping of other valuables, such as important documents, jewelry, plate, etc., is also widespread and growing.
From Banking by William A. Scott
