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Government authorities are disturbed that the surge of treasonous acts comes in the midst of Israel’s long and frustrating war in Gaza, and perhaps, in some cases, even because of it.—Dan Raviv, Air Mail, 2 Aug. 2025 On Truth Social, comments made calling Obama treasonous and deserving of either imprisonment or execution rose from three to 36, an 1,100 percent increase.—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025 That was considered treasonous, and he was sentenced to 10 years.—Edward Felsenthal, Time, 23 July 2025 American civilians—including South Carolina politician Henry Laurens (captured on the Atlantic) and Patience Wright’s future son-in-law Ebenezer Smith Platt (arrested for treasonous crimes at sea)—were accused of treason under the act and brought to British prisons, even the famed Tower of London.—Literary Hub, 17 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for treasonous
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