Examples of “trusty” in a Sentence

adj Reliable and dependable, especially through long use or experience.

• He grabbed his trusty old toolbox before heading out.

noun A prisoner given special privileges for good behavior.

• The cell block is clean and doesn't smell of disinfectant. The trusties do all the work. The supply of trusties is always ample. — Raymond Chandler, The Long Goodbye (1953)
• We usta have a rule that if a trusty shot an escaping convict, then the trusty would go free. — James Howell Street, In my father's house (1941)
• The trusty was allowed to work outside the prison walls unsupervised.