How To Use Trusty In A Sentence

Stealing away, (whence, I suppose, the ironical phrase of trusty Trojan to this day,) like a thief — pretendedly indeed at the command of the gods; but could that be, when the errand he went upon was to rob other princes, not only of their dominions, but of their lives? — Clarissa Harlowe
We passed ancient cottages embowered with climbing roses that Edward Elgar must have known as he cycled here on what he called his "trusty steed". Country diary: Malvern Hills
Truly, Ranald, my trusty friend," said Dalgetty, "I will not deny that the case may be soon my own; for I am so forfoughen (being, as A Legend of Montrose
Not even his trusty silver medallion of St. Christopher could protect him against such overwhelming numbers. Storyteller
I have decided that it is best to let the flat unfurnished, so it's time to say goodbye to what has been a trusty friend for the last few years.

Our trusty electric breaker was called for, and ear defenders were handed out - they were absolutely vital!
Thou too, O Pylades, trusty squire, whose training shows thy father's sterling worth, receive a garland from my hand, for thou no less than he hast a share in this emprise; and so I pray, good luck be thine for ever! Electra
THE trusty old doctor's bag is getting a digital makeover with a new generation of high-tech gadgets. The Sun
He was a friend of theirs, a good man and trusty, and in the days before he knew Nayla, Haugh had been, for a long sweet summer, much closer friends with the forgeman™s daughter than with the smith himself. The Lioness
The animal has been portrayed as a good sheep dog, a carrier of the needed aid, a messenger in the time of war, a seeing eye to the physically impaired, of simply a trusty household pet.
There were baffling, unanswerable teasers such as: why is a left foot either ‘trusty’ or ‘educated’ but a right foot is neither?
Approximately 150 people attended the event, which featured a meal catered by Margaret Trusty Catering.
He has a pencil moustache and a trusty sidekick, a little terrier. Times, Sunday Times
Rusty turned out to be a personable fellow who loved to work horsehide into trusty tools to tote handguns.
Alas, my trusty companion has discovered the remote for the widescreen telly. Times, Sunday Times
He has a pencil moustache and a trusty sidekick, a little terrier. Times, Sunday Times
And it's to do with your life having a reliable, trusty soundtrack and that soundtrack suddenly not being there any more. Times, Sunday Times
Armed with their trusty detectors, they searched the garden thoroughly.
I did the entire three hundred miles on my own - just me and my trusty bike.
Moreover the goodmen and swains of the said township were no ill folk, but bold of heart, free of speech, and goodly of favour; and the women of them fair, kind, and trusty. Child Christopher and Goldilind the Fair
Most of the stories are heroic epics where the batir and his trusty horse save the clan and its livestock from danger.
Both hard drives failed to register during the boot sequence and I had to resort to reseating every connector and giving them a little ‘tap’ with my trusty hammer, in order to break the stiction.
THE trusty old doctor's bag is getting a digital makeover with a new generation of high-tech gadgets. The Sun
Come morning he sneaks out, whiles his mum's snoring off last night's gin, with a pot for an helmet, a stick for sword, and his trusty old slingshot. Jack Scallywag
Make like this chap and add a 1950s twist by pairing with faded jeans and a trusty pair of pumps. Times, Sunday Times
I whistled up my trusty steed and galloped across the badlands towards a rundown town, my mount kicking up grit with its hooves. The Sun
Oddly enough, I had made identical calculations thirty-four years earlier for the colinear Earth-Moon Lagrange points ( "Stationary Orbits", Journal of the British Astronomical Association, December 1947) but I no longer trust my ability to solve quintic equations, even with the help of HAL, Jr., my trusty H/P 91OOA. 2010 Odyssey Two
Not even his trusty silver medallion of St. Christopher could protect him against such overwhelming numbers. Storyteller
Then he spake to Piraeus, his trusty companion: Piraeus, son of Clytius, thou that at other seasons hearkenest to me above all my company who went with me to Pylos, even now, I pray, lead this stranger home with thee, and give heed to treat him lovingly and with worship in thy house till I come. Book XV
Yes, it's a slightly bumpy ride on my trusty bike, but I'm grateful that some vehicle drivers can no longer tear along at high speeds.
His nemesis is a Scotland Yarder declared Sir Denis Nayland-Smith who with his trusty sidekick Dr Petrie pursues Dr FuManchu a same approach Holmes as good as Watson pursued Prof Moriarty all those years. TV Anime Guide for Nov 09 Updated 1 Nov 09
Philautus, upbraiding his treacherous friend Euphues for robbing him of his lady's love, delivers himself of the following speech: "Although hitherto Euphues I have shrined thee in my heart for a trusty friend, I will shunne thee hereafter as a trothless foe, and although I cannot see in thee less wit than I was wont, yet do I find less honesty. John Lyly
So Jeremiah called his trusty scribe Baruch and dictated all his messages. Saints & Scoundrels of the Bible
The soles of my good summer shoes are peeling away and the worn out cleats are frozen in my trusty Airwalks.
He held one out to the shadow and flicked his trusty Zippo. WITHOUT REMORSE
Use your trusty right mouse button to click on it, which will bring up a properties sheet.
Do channel changers, electric coffee pots and your trusty computer represent your main interaction with machines?
Therefore, using our trusty friend, aka deductive reasoning, evolution MUST be considered as valid scientific fact. Our Scientific Output - The Panda's Thumb
Our hero sat once more below the faithful tree, his trusty vial of pills in his hands, a prescribed lifeline.
Allow me," said Ellery, whipping out his trusty picklock gun. The Body Ricardo
The state penitentiary was located there, and the telegraphing was done by a convict "trusty" -- a man who, having been appointed cashier of a big freight office in the western part of the state, couldn't stand prosperity, and, in consequence, had been sent up for six years. Danger Signals Remarkable, Exciting and Unique Examples of the Bravery, Daring and Stoicism in the Midst of Danger of Train Dispatchers and Railroad Engineers
I had just about run myself dry of duff funnies regarding the trusty Smith and Whatsaname.
At night, I toss and turn, and watch my trusty verminous companions scurrying to and fro.
I must go down to the basement at once with my trusty two-by-four and administer a few more bracing wallops.
In many games, he was known to have mock battles with his trusty sword and threaten the opposing team's mascots.
When we got there, we found several young men lounging in and on the clothes, eating bread by the loaves some other team had handed out, hamming for my trusty Contax.
A feelgood look at photogenic animals and their trusty keepers at London Zoo? Times, Sunday Times
When we came to Heres a hand, my trusty frere, we all joined hands round the table; and when we declared we would take a right gude willie-waught, and hadnt the least idea what it meant, we were really affected. XVII. Somebody Turns Up
Cheap manual labelers like the trusty Dymo work fine too, but they take more time, are clumsier to use, and produce labels that look, well, homemade.
My daily routine: yard trusty work, squeeze-box impromptus. Hollywood Nocturne
When experienced traveler Madeleine takes monthly business jaunts around the country, she brings along her trusty black overnighter.
THE trusty old doctor's bag is getting a digital makeover with a new generation of high-tech gadgets. The Sun
Sunday, the size advantage proved handy on third downs, when offenses typically like to throw to big, trusty receivers who can outmuscle defenders for catches in traffic. Seattle Bets on a Plus-Size 'D'
Then he ordered his young subaltern, his battery-mate, as he called him, to ascend the broad crumbling staircase, and glance into the dismantled chambers, while himself with the third of the party — a trusty old gunner — should inspect the cellarage. Springhaven
Thank you… again you take out yer trusty “defogger” and illuminate the distinctions that make the difference in an argument. Firedoglake » Norma Desmond Redux
I went to Trusty's straight away with my wife and my BFF (Bendt) to celebrate United's win. Soccer Blogs - latest posts
The prison warden declared that he was a ‘trusty’ and had served on the road gang without trouble.
I whistled up my trusty steed and galloped across the badlands towards a rundown town, my mount kicking up grit with its hooves. The Sun
Using his trusty scanner again, Doran has taken plants that most gardeners would characterise as weeds, such as dandelions and bindweed, and photographed them against a plain black background.
I was leading the group, hacking through the undergrowth with my trusty knife when all of a sudden we heard a sound, barely perceptible, like a whiffling in the undergrowth.
She had unbosomed herself to one or two trusty female friends who lived near her, and she had applied for advice and assistance to two priests. Nina Balatka
What do you expect me to do, take on the whole German East Asia Brigade with my trusty six-shooter?
Where does all this suave urbanity leave the true, ocker Aussie, the weathered stockman riding along in the outback with his trusty sheepdog, always ready for a few tinnies and a bloody good chunder?
AVING rewarded his trusty followers with their promised war-bonnets from the hand of Helen, and despatched them onward to the foot of Cartlane craigs, to await his arrival with the larger levy, Murray proceeded to the apartment of Lord Mar, to inform him how far he had executed his commands, and to learn his future orders. The Scottish Chiefs
The rest of my time was devoted to ploughing the sun-scorched earth, tanning buffalo hides, and fighting off grizzled-bears with my trusty bowie-knife!
The master left his money with a trusty servant.
Using her trusty seven wood, the ace came at the 143-yard eighth hole.
There is a lifer here in Folsom, Matthew Davies, of old pioneer stock, who is trusty of the scaffold and execution chamber. Chapter 13
I have been informed, since the present edition went to the press, that my trusty and well-beloved cousins, the Edinburgh Reviewers, are preparing a most vehement critique on my poor, gentle, 'unresisting' Byron's Poetical Works, Volume 1
The trusty chandelier is also an ideal way to increase the number of points of light.
The master left his money with a trusty servant.
Don't be surprised when the public stick to their trusty road atlases!
If stainless steel appliances don't suit your household, trusty, white whiteware is still perfectly acceptable, with new styles emerging.
I called our trusty IT staff, and a member of that group spent several hours using remote access (I work out of a home office) to try to figure out the problem. Latest from Computerworld
In those days, I never went anywhere without my trusty camera, so I even recorded it for posterity.
On your desktop in the office, though, trusty CRT technology will prevail.
I dutifully got out my trusty green and red markers and set to work on one, but in the end, I argued Dad out of the idea by saying that the sign would make us sound illicit.
In many games, he was known to have mock battles with his trusty sword and threaten the opposing team's mascots.
Even Robyn Williams' trusty reel-to-reel tape recorder is now collectable and he should consider including it in any eventual retirement package he may negotiate with the ABC.
The master left his money with a trusty servant.
She spent years touring Europe with her trusty old camera.
Now that we've all been edified by these exhaustively researched conclusions what is, as Tiger Woods might have said regarding his trusty mashie, the upshot? Steven Weber: Cool Head Cuke
There is a 'slagging' culture amongst my group of friends (if you ain't getting slagged you ain't nobody) and I reckon Sherlock would fit in pretty well with some of his put-downs of the trusty Watson. Word Magazine - Comments
For the finest of detail, he applies the trusty mallet and chisel.
I called my trusty ladytown expert, Jennifer, and we discussed my "issues". Week 9: Weight Loss Wednesday (aka "Getting Off the Sugar Train").
Of course, no soldier would dare go off into battle without a sidearm and trusty combat knife, and a well-thrown hand grenade or a well-placed claymore mine can likewise serve you well.
Fengli Group has always been pursuing the principle of trusty and lawful operation to redound upon the society, gaining unanimous favorable comments from all walks of society.
Maharajahs, elephants, dusty plains, imposing mountains, teeming bazaars… and loyal Indian jemadars and subedars who made sturdy and trusty subordinates.
When Evan tries to mount his trusty steed, he bonks his superhero-sized chin on the saddle.
So gies a haund my trusty fiere/ and here's a haund o' thine;/ And we'll tak a right guid-willie waught/ For auld lang syne. How a Mancunian taxi driver taught me the true meaning of friendship | Jackie Kay
Our trusty electric breaker was called for, and ear defenders were handed out - they were absolutely vital!
The plucky 12-year-old rider and her trusty 15-year-old buckskin gelding weren't about to let opportunity escape them this year.
So gies a haund my trusty fiere/ and here's a haund o' thine;/ And we'll tak a right guid-willie waught/ For auld lang syne. How a Mancunian taxi driver taught me the true meaning of friendship | Jackie Kay
When we came to 'Here's a hand, my trusty frere' we all joined hands round the table; and when we declared we would 'take a right gude willie waught,' and hadn't the least idea what it meant, we were really affected. Charles Dickens and Music
The microchip is scheduled to be retired next year, to be replaced with the trusty vacuum tube. All those clients who can read latin?!?!
Claims of illness and problems with counterparties are trusty favourites. Times, Sunday Times
Or else the Americans could do the decent thing, and change their law in such a way that it mirrors the arrangements of their most leal and trusty ally.
You will need a bow, target, finger and wrist guard and some trusty arrows.
With the help of a trusty pair of tweezers (the sharper, the better), pluck away at the hairs you want to eliminate.
I'll drag my trusty notebook down to the laundromat with me, and I will once again forbid myself any internet time. Lots happens when you're offline all day
Naturally, of course, I don't always have to pull out my trusty blade.
The latest update to your trusty old word processor can barely keep up with your keystrokes.
If Elizabeth was the King's trusty squire, Margaret was his jester, winning his affection - as she learned to attract social attention - by jokes, japes and mischief.
Miriam and begging of his favour that he write to all the Moslems, enjoining her seizure and sending back to him by a trusty messenger of the servants of his Highness the Commander of the Faithful; adding, “And in requital of your help and aidance in this matter, we will appoint to you half of the city of Rome the Great, that thou mayst build therein mosques for the Moslems, and the tribute thereof shall be forwarded to you.” The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
Once free, it's entirely likely the King of the Jungle and his trusty herd of elephants will save the day by laying a smackdown on the hostile tribe.
Hopefully there will be a proliferation of English speakers from whom to order food, beds and train tickets, but if not then my trusty new phrase book will come in handy.
He or he, or whosoever then labours of this malady, by all means let him get some trusty friend, [3427] Semper habens Pylademque aliquem qui curet Orestem, a Anatomy of Melancholy
Yes, that's the first definition in my trusty Oxford: to scutch, swingle flax, hemp, etc. Languagehat.com: SCUTCH.
There are a few trusty pizza houses and French restaurants for those who can't face cooking after a day of strenuous exercise.
But not on the Helper Hermes did sleep take hold as he sought within his heart how he should guide forth king Priam from the ships unespied of the trusty sentinels. The Iliad
Mayfield's trusty studio talent (such as arrangers Tom Tom Washington and Rich Tufo) accented the group's seamless harmonies on "The Notations," released in 1973. Undefined
Now you can always have your trusty astromech droid at your side. ($17) (moreÃ¢â‚¬Â¦) Advert: Shop Amazon.com for great prices on all kinds of cufflinks. Planet-x.com.au » Star Wars R2-D2 Cufflinks
Then he called his trusty servant, and commanded him to seek everywhere and see whether he could find a beautiful girl. Italian Popular Tales
Not pictured- barbecue mashers, "poke small holes" tools like the Whimsicalities brand, glass or kitchen shears and my trusty torch mounted marver that I use all the time. My Favorite Tools
The _Chesapeake_ swung slowly, broadside to the first of the ebb and with the wind on her port beam, Mr. Gibney knocked out the stopper with his trusty hammer and away went the rusty chain, singing through the hawsepipe. Captain Scraggs or, The Green-Pea Pirates
A varlet is a valet who has come down, and down, and down, and down again in the world, till, from once having been the servant and the trusty friend of the very best of masters, he has come to be the ally and accomplice of the very worst of masters. Bunyan Characters (3rd Series)
‘Sweet Sirs!’ quoth the wight, ‘I'm Edgar the Knight, with my Squire so trusty and kind.’
parallelism" is made more pointed by means of alliteration, e.g. "shrined thee for a trusty friend," "shun thee as a trothless foe"; musk John Lyly
The escapees are often both radical and conservative, each a fitting response to being off the moorings, with only your trusty radiotelegraph to find your way back to port. I Have a Code
We slipped and slid our way down to the trusty pathfinder.
Where does all this suave urbanity leave the true, ocker Aussie, the weathered stockman riding along in the outback with his trusty sheepdog, always ready for a few tinnies and a bloody good chunder?
The Board of Prison Directors gave me my choice: a prison trustyship and surcease from the jute looms if I gave up the nonexistent dynamite; life imprisonment in solitary if I refused to give up the nonexistent dynamite. Chapter 4
The master left his money with a trusty servant.
We passed ancient cottages embowered with climbing roses that Edward Elgar must have known as he cycled here on what he called his "trusty steed". Country diary: Malvern Hills
The latest update to your trusty old word processor can barely keep up with your keystrokes.
Nothing more was needed than a steady hold on the reins of her trusty steed.
It is trusty and reliable. The Sun
In the old days, JT would have had a trusty lieutenant or two at his shoulder. The Sun
It is a day for looking into one's soul - for behaving like one of those virus scanners the boffins have installed on my untrusty laptop.
No sooner did he perceive by the bubbles that floated past, or rather appeared to float past, that his ship was dividing the water forward, than he called a trusty man to the wheel, relieving John Effingham from his watch. Homeward Bound or, the Chase
THE trusty old doctor's bag is getting a digital makeover with a new generation of high-tech gadgets. The Sun
Like the trusty steed that he was, Blackgale clopped down the road, and before too long, she was at the gates of Zetapol.
The trusty Dr Watson narrates the stories of his adventures with the sleuth of Baker Street.
Pre-Season Prep: Did the scouting over the past 3 wks., hung 6 bow stands on 3 different properties, got my trusty old Matthews SQ-2 bow out, had it "prepped" .... (strings waxed, new peep sight, and a new Copper John bow sight) and gave my wish list for the latest gadgets, clothing, etc. to my hubby. Season Prep
I keep all these tools in my car so that, in the event that the car breaks down, I will be able to pull out my trusty toolbox and fix the problem.
Not long after, having told her in plaine and open speeches, that his subjects could not endure her so late borne daughter: he called a trusty servant of his, and having instructed him what he should doe, sent him to Grizelda, and he being alone with her, looking very sadde, and much perplexed in mind, he saide. The Decameron
A safe stronghold our God is still . A trusty shield and weapon.
He was replaced by guitarist Paul Ducann, whilst Crane took up bass duties using the bass pedals of his trusty Hammond organ.
Jack heaved himself from the well-worn seat of a golf buggy that had seen better years and grinned as his tanned wrist reached for a trusty 9-iron.
In a private station the Meccan Prophet was famed as a good citizen, teste his title Al – Amín = The Trusty. The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
I looked up casamiento in my trusty Spanish-English dictionary and only found that it means “marriage,” so that was sort of useless. Archive 2005-10-01
Oddly enough, I had made identical calculations thirty-four years earlier for the colinear Earth-Moon Lagrange points ( "Stationary Orbits", Journal of the British Astronomical Association, December 1947) but I no longer trust my ability to solve quintic equations, even with the help of HAL, Jr., my trusty H/P 91OOA. 2010 Odyssey Two
On a micro level, the professionals to whom we meekly doffed our caps in the past have effectively been put in the dock: your local TD, priest, doctor, banker and now your trusty Garda.
But it didn’t say “Don’t marry someone of a different belief” it said don’t marry foreigners. *let me dig out my trusty, well-worn, highligted bible, rummage rummage* The Definition of Marriage in 1886
Simply attach black bin bags to the windows with your trusty roll of gaffer tape thereby preventing light leaking in.
Our set-up includes our trusty old VCR that also plugs into the projector.
Graham wrote the card and addressed the envelope, and I pulled out my trusty little pencam.
And that this demission of our royal authority may have the more full and solemn effect, and none pretend ignorance, we give, grant, and commit, fall and free and plain power to our trusty cousins, Lord Lindesay of the The Abbot
He has a pencil moustache and a trusty sidekick, a little terrier. Times, Sunday Times
Does this spell curtains for the trusty tumble dryer? The Sun
Then I called my trusty curbside mechanic, who comes to the house with all his tools and equipment in his truck and always provides me with reliable repair service for about a quarter of what the dealer quotes.
Use your trusty right mouse button to click on it, which will bring up a properties sheet.
Most of us actually have to come out the other side and lying there is still the old trusty harmonica. The Sun
The unidentified man was caught on camera taking his trusty steed for a feed at a branch in Swansea. The Sun
Several eyes looked at the clock, its trusty chimes bonged 3: 00.
Our trusty electric breaker was called for, and ear defenders were handed out - they were absolutely vital!
The owner needs to round up the trusty charge and feed it, before sprucing it into tip-top condition.
I was so chuffed that I gave my old, trusty typewriter to her daughter without even a second thought.
Autumn, with its cool evenings and time to sit with feet propped on a trusty hamper, is an excellent time to mull ideas and review notes.
First up, a note about the absense of Tim Stack, your trusty GG recapper; he spent the eveningout celebrating his 30th birthday at some underground NY speak-easy, so this mousewas giventhe privilege of filling in while thecat was away. 'Gossip Girl' recap: Blair dumps Serena -- for good? | EW.com
But after explaining about her incredible journey, Ms Lee was allowed to wheel her trusty bike into the park to take some triumphant photos.
Stroll through the orchards to your secret hideaway with your supplies on a trusty wheelbarrow. The Sun
She bit her lip and considered, consulting her trusty road atlas.
For at such times, when he found his martial spirit waxing hot within him, he would prudently sally forth into the fields, and lugging out his trusty sabre, of full two flemish ells in length, would lay about him most lustily, decapitating cabbages by platoons — hewing down whole phalanxes of sunflowers, which he termed gigantic A History of New York
We set up our trusty camp-cooker in the empty kitchen and made coffee which we drank outside.
“Truly, Ranald, my trusty friend,” said Dalgetty, “I will not deny that the case may be soon my own; for I am so forfoughen A Legend of Montrose
According to expectation, about noon the major was seen on his return; and coming near enough, he called his trusty mechanics to come and lift him out of his boots, which they did, and brought him on shore. Three Weeks in the Downs, or Conjugal Fidelity Rewarded: exemplified in the Narrative of Helen and Edmund
He took off his trousers, folded them neatly into the pannier and remounted his trusty steed. LEFT, RIGHT AND CENTRE
There were tears running down my cheeks as I tore off a swatch from my trusty old shirt and wrapped the pieces inside.
The only two officials who won't be remotely taken aback, though, will be my trusty wingmen. Times, Sunday Times
Yes, that's the first definition in my trusty Oxford: to scutch, swingle flax, hemp, etc. Languagehat.com: SCUTCH.
Cheap manual labelers like the trusty Dymo work fine too, but they take more time, are clumsier to use, and produce labels that look, well, homemade.
But like a pair of trusty brown brogues, it served its master well and was good at what it did.
While Monica and Ken take center stage again in Washington, Bill and his trusty sidekick Al have skedaddled to Asia.
For those 40-something-plus interviews with authors, artists, editors and whatnot, I relied on my trusty microcassette recorder from the newspaper days. Jayme Lynn Blaschke's Gibberish
They were not, as you might have assumed, worried about increasing the lifespan of the good people of the six counties, but that of the trusty soda farl - a staple of the Ulster fry for many a year.
But the real question, the important question was, would my trusty old lysergic acid diethylamide make these beings happy? PAUL IS UNDEAD
Use your trusty right mouse button to click on it, which will bring up a properties sheet.
Searching for a definition for the word "sluice," I naturally turned to my trusty friend, Traffick
Armed with his expert eye and trusty cell phone, top horse wrangler Thomas Saunders V, of Weatherford, Texas, traveled thousands of miles to search for this year's Road to the Horse herd.
A feelgood look at photogenic animals and their trusty keepers at London Zoo? Times, Sunday Times
The rest of my time was devoted to ploughing the sun-scorched earth, tanning buffalo hides, and fighting off grizzled-bears with my trusty bowie-knife!
Crowd cheering, the trusty steed galloped at high speed for the winning post.
With his trusty horse Trigger, Rogers played the straight-shooting good guy who always fought fair - instead of killing the bad guys, he would shoot the gun out of their hands - and always lived to sing about it.
A bewigged clerk read out a royal welcome to 'our right, trusty and right well-beloved' lords, knights, citizens and burgesses. Times, Sunday Times
The unidentified man was caught on camera taking his trusty steed for a feed at a branch in Swansea. The Sun

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