to be trusted
Example Sentences
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In Stewart’s view, what a jury was not to be trusted to do without the guidance given in the Georgia statute, they could now be entrusted to do.
From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026
The broader biographical facts are obeyed, but “Amadeus” is fundamentally ahistorical, and sometimes implausible: It is to be trusted only as television.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
Accepting the award for best new musical, Paddington writer Jessica Swale said it had been "such an honour to be trusted with a very special bear", while Fletcher said the company had become "a family".
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
Sharma says GMS is the only firm with the financing, experience and reputation to be trusted to take 100 or more dark fleet ships a year off the water.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026
I had learned that I was not to be trusted with power.”
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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