How to Use "Trust" with Example Sentences

trust (n): the belief that someone is good and honest; a financial agreement where someone legally manages someone else's money for a period of time

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Used with adjectives:

"Do you have complete trust in me?"
(complete, total, absolute)

"We need mutual trust in each other."
(mutual, basic)

"They put great trust in their lawyer."
(great)

"They have little trust in people."
(little)

"Her money will be put into a family trust until she turns 18 years old."
(family)

Used with verbs:

"They put their trust in the president."
(put, placed)

"You and I need to develop trust in each other."
(develop, build)

"How can I earn your trust?"
(earn, gain, win)

"You broke our trust in you."
(broke, destroyed, abused, betrayed)

"The inheritance will be held in a trust until he turns 18 years old."
(will be held in, will be kept in)

"The grandparents created a trust for their grandchildren."
(created, established, formed, set up)

Used with prepositions:

"There was no trust among the employees."
(among, between)

"They lost their trust in him."
(in)

Used with nouns:

"They set up a trust account for their daughter."
(account, fund)

"Who is the trust beneficiary?"
(beneficiary)

"The inheritance will be held by the trust manager."
(manager, company)

trust (v): to believe that someone or something is good and honest

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Used with adverbs:

"I totally trusted you, but you lied to me."
(totally, completely, really, truly, absolutely)

"She blindly trusted her friend and was betrayed."
(blindly)

Used with verbs:

"She is unable to trust him."
(be + unable to, be + able to, can, be + ready to, be + willing to)

Used with prepositions:

"I would trust him with my life."
(with)

"You have to trust in her abilities."
(in)