trusties

plural of trusty

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for trusties
Noun
  • Wahhh’s career coincided with, and has benefited from, tattoos moving from society’s fringes (military vets, bikers, ex-convicts, gangbangers) into the mainstream and onto the bodies of school teachers, dentists, and maybe the person sitting next to you.
    Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2026
  • The two convicts are scheduled to be sentenced Friday.
    ABC News, ABC News, 15 June 2026
Noun
  • The vessel split in two and sank within minutes, dooming most of the Allied prisoners trapped below deck.
    Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 18 June 2026
  • Since then, the process has stretched to require four different levels of review, each with a list of procedural requirements that pose stumbling blocks for prisoners seeking help.
    Christie Thompson, NPR, 17 June 2026
Noun
  • That case sets a precedent that could effectively prevent such a method from being used again on Alabama inmates.
    Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 16 June 2026
  • In 1963, Hamer was arrested, jailed, and at the behest of her white captors, beaten with a blackjack by two African American inmates.
    Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026
Noun
  • Read this for details of how to download and read on for the pros and cons of installing the new software now.
    David Phelan, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • The board weighed the pros and cons.
    Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 23 June 2026
Noun
  • But these jailbirds aren’t using their own fingers to fire off missives or create clones.
    Andrew Zucker, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
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“Trusties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trusties. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.

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