How to Use trusty in a Sentence

trusty

1 of 2 adjective
  • Pair it with your trusty black heels and a red lip, and strut out the door!
    Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 28 July 2022
  • The record doesn’t stray far from his trusty blueprints.
    Dylan Green, Pitchfork, 6 Oct. 2023
  • My shoes are my trusty black leather boots from Camper.
    Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Grab a white button down and slacks and wear with your trusty pair of loafers.
    Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 17 Sep. 2022
  • The Belle of Louisville’s trusty engines are even older than the boat, dating back to the mid-1880s.
    Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 9 Mar. 2023
  • What are the chances the GOP hopefuls taking the stage tonight will stick with their trusty red ties?
    Alyssa Lukpat, WSJ, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Two heads is a trusty start, serving 4 to 6 as a main (or even more as a side dish).
    Emma Laperruque, Bon Appétit, 26 Feb. 2023
  • Those shoes and my trusty poles gave me a boost of confidence.
    Michael Clinton, Men's Health, 14 June 2023
  • And this wouldn’t be a plus-size-friendly roundup without a trusty pair of shorts.
    Dominique Norman, refinery29.com, 6 July 2023
  • The gloves have been trustier than most across baseball.
    Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 July 2023
  • Use your trusty cast iron skillet for easy transfer from the stovetop to the oven to the table.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2023
  • And truth be told, this is where your trusty wardrobe essentials come back in.
    Laura Jackson, Vogue, 31 Oct. 2023
  • The crowd erupted into cheers as the Queen, who carried her trusty black purse onto the ice, dropped the puck.
    Erin Hill, Peoplemag, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Plus, the shiny exterior adds some style to this trusty puffer.
    Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 31 Oct. 2022
  • With the passage of time, minivans with bumper stickers and Hyundai Sonatas eclipsed trusty ole steeds.
    Bychloe Berger, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2024
  • For the last five seasons the Butler point guard position was in the trusty hands of Aaron Thompson.
    Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Oct. 2022
  • He's traveled from his home in Grafton, West Virginia, to events across the world with his trusty axes in tow.
    CBS News, 6 Nov. 2022
  • Each Wednesday, Klink gathers her hatchets and a file and sharpens the blades of her trusty tools.
    Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Opt for some trusty throw pillows that are sure to provide even the firmest of couches with a dash of support.
    Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Best of all, each one of these recipes comes together in your trusty casserole dish.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Pull out your trusty Dutch oven for this buttermilk bread recipe.
    Paige Grandjean, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2023
  • Aside from having all the right tools, one of the most important pieces of equipment to have on deck is a trusty ladder.
    Alyssa Brascia, PEOPLE.com, 22 July 2022
  • Brady’s trusty tight end Rob Gronkowski even came out of retirement to play with him again.
    Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 17 Oct. 2022
  • And to take that one step further, few items are as versatile as a trusty pair of white sneakers.
    Alexandra Domrongchai, Travel + Leisure, 18 Nov. 2023
  • Kate changed from her dress into jeans, a white top, and her trusty Veja sneakers.
    Town & Country, 8 Sep. 2023
  • With Johnson on the outside, Young will have two trusty targets that new head coach Dave Canales can scheme around.
    Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Nothing ruins your day like getting caught in the rain without the shield that is a trusty rain jacket.
    Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Just throw everything into your slow cooker and let the trusty device do all the work.
    Christopher Michel, Country Living, 2 Feb. 2023
  • Sure, your trusty micellar water can get most of it off, but not everything.
    Iman Balagam, Vogue, 4 Apr. 2024
  • No matter where you're headed, a trusty pair of sunglasses is always worth packing.
    Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Apr. 2024
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trusty

2 of 2 noun
  • Her trusty pup Fat Heath made sure the scary night wasn't worse.
    Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 17 June 2018
  • Instead, Vela takes his first touch with his trusty left foot and stops on a dime.
    Grant Wahl, SI.com, 3 May 2018
  • And then there's the trusty, old-school Opinel, which is equal parts fantastic, simple, and dirt cheap.
    Timothy Dahl, Popular Mechanics, 25 Jan. 2017
  • The Clarets are finally able to field the trusty back four which helped lead them on their terrific run at the start of the season.
    SI.com, 9 Mar. 2018
  • These days, Wayne still plays guitar, although not as often as his prime, and has held to his trusty Tele.
    Matt Wake, AL.com, 11 Oct. 2017
  • And really, who doesn’t ride the subway without their trusty Taser these days?
    Caroline Spivack, Curbed, 3 Dec. 2021
  • In 2019, she would rarely be photographed without her trusty lucite Yeezy heels.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2022
  • But after hundreds of thousands of words, my trusty Model M still has some good years in it—if not decades.
    Iljitsch Van Beijnum, Ars Technica, 8 Nov. 2018
  • In time for Holy Week, his trusty iPad got a welcome companion: a stand that will keep the image from shaking.
    Elaine Ayala, ExpressNews.com, 11 Apr. 2020
  • Pablos was taken to the Orange County Jail, where she was made a trusty and ordered to clean around the female dorms, records show.
    Gal Tziperman Lotan, OrlandoSentinel.com, 3 July 2017
  • And of course, there was Justin Timberlake, Fallon's trusty late-night duet partner.
    Megan Friedman, Marie Claire, 9 Jan. 2017
  • Trust us on this one: a pair of great work pants should be considered as essential as your trusty go-to denim.
    Tyler Watamanuk, GQ, 11 May 2018
  • For shoes, Cross chose sleek combat boots, as Beckham went for his trusty Vans, which were slightly dirtied.
    Vogue, 10 Apr. 2019
  • To create her expert cat eye flick, Demie picks us her trusty Pat McGrath liner.
    Jenna Rennert, Vogue, 30 July 2019
  • Smith said all the trusties are prisoners who are in the state Department of Corrections system.
    Bob Warren, NOLA.com, 22 Dec. 2017
  • If dad would love a trusty, lightweight grill to bring on all of life's great adventures, look no further than the Cuisinart Petit Gourmet.
    Melissa Lee, USA TODAY, 1 June 2020
  • Made in your trusty Instant Pot or Dutch oven, these chicken thighs are another gorgeous main fit for a crowd.
    Kari Sonde, Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2019
  • This affordable style from Amazon’s trusty in-house label The Drop is a must-have layering piece for spring.
    ELLE, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Our producer is the excellent Boone Ashworth, and my trusty cohost, Michael Calore, will be back next week.
    Wired Staff, WIRED, 13 Oct. 2022
  • As a trusty, Archille doesn’t earn or touch money; customers are forbidden from giving him tips.
    Cara McGoogan, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Jan. 2023
  • Time will tell if Blackmon, Colorado’s star center fielder, shuns his trusty 4x4.
    Jay Paris, USA TODAY, 27 Sep. 2017
  • Torque is routed through a trusty and tried Ford nine-inch rear axle, while Baer brakes haul the thing down from terminal velocity.
    Davey G. Johnson, Car and Driver, 3 Nov. 2017
  • After cushioning the ball down with what appeared to be his arm the 23-year-old - wanted by many clubs - dispatched the ball into the top corner with his trusty left foot.
    SI.com, 19 Aug. 2017
  • Plus, for now at least, most laptops and desktop PCs haven’t followed smartphones in murdering the trusty headphone jack en masse.
    Jeff Dunn, Ars Technica, 19 Nov. 2018
  • Or, perhaps he’s found another use for his trusty, beloved adhesive: Scotch tape.
    Amanda Arnold, The Cut, 2 Mar. 2018
  • It;s not hard to picture her walking in Soho, draped in her limited edition sweater, leggings, and trusty .
    Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 Jan. 2023
  • That trusty, goopy red condiment that might enliven an otherwise bland and soggy onion ring?
    Rachel Khong, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Oct. 2022
  • While the Tracker is a man of few words, his sidekick is both bark and bite as, in true John Wick fashion, the Tracker is always accompanied by his trusty — and deadly — dog.
    Derek Lawrence, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Clemson has regressed slightly in the two seasons since star quarterback Trevor Lawrence and his trusty running back Travis Etienne left.
    Laine Higgins, WSJ, 16 Nov. 2022
  • News broke this week that because starting quarterback Joe Flacco suffered a back injury, the Baltimore Ravens were in need of a trusty back up.
    Jason Johnson, The Root, 2 Aug. 2017

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