trustiness
Example Sentences
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Our womankind are prone to a sort of helpless intimacy with those who serve them; the ladies had an instinctive perception of Lemuel's trustiness, and readily gave him their confidence and much of their history.
From The Minister's Charge by William Dean Howells
Wolsey had not time to answer before embarking, but as Sir Thomas had vouched for the messenger’s ability and trustiness, he had bidden Ambrose come into his barge, and receive his instructions.
From The Armourer's Prentices by Charlotte Mary Yonge
—And in the Resurrectio Pilate rewards the gaoler for his trustiness with the Cornish manors of 'Fekenal, Carvenow and Merthyn,' and promises the soldiers by the Sepulchre 'the plain of Dansotha and Barrow Heath.'
From From a Cornish Window A New Edition by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
Was it her hair, her untidy hair, or the honesty of her eyes, or the strength and trustiness of her mouth?
From The Captives by Sir Hugh Walpole
The very courage and trustiness of Fontenelle bore this stamp of discreet moderation.
From A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 6 by Robert Black
