Examples of treachery in a Sentence

a tale of treachery and revenge was furious that she revealed his secret and never forgave her for the treachery

Recent Examples on the Web In art, Malinche begins to be shown as Eve to Cortés’ Adam, with all the implications of treachery that this biblical metaphor evokes. — Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2022 Gun battles, life-endangering treachery, and duffel bags of cash—the pulp grist that had always been on the show’s periphery—were now central. — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 14 Apr. 2022 Art hanging on the wall of the front room displays images of Ukrainian patriotism or Russian treachery. — Phil Mccausland, NBC News, 14 Apr. 2022 Lai Tek’s successor, the long-serving Chinese Malay communist Chin, uncovered the secretary-general’s treachery and ordered his death shortly after World War II. — Richard Collett, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2022 The author follows her subjects not only to the world’s flash points but also into their bedrooms and onto their psychoanalysts’ couches, documenting their news-chasing heroism and romantic treachery. — Edward Kosner, WSJ, 17 Mar. 2022 Putin, however, saw it as proof of the West’s treachery. — Kim Ghattas, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2022 Just about everyone is on board with making Russian President Vladimir Putin pay for his treachery! — Damon Linker, The Week, 1 Mar. 2022 Such letters have since become a symbol of the female treachery that can damage a man as deeply as the wartime loss of life or limb. — Charlotte Gray, WSJ, 9 Jan. 2022 See More

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