How to Use treacle in a Sentence

treacle

noun

• The book is ruined by all the treacle about his childhood.
• There was a large tin of this treacle in the barn.
  — Literary Hub, 6 Apr. 2026
• Heinz baked beans on toast and black treacle porridge biscuits.
  — Literary Hub, 6 Apr. 2026
• The film never strains for coming-of-age treacle.
  — Michelle Kung, EW.com, 18 Aug. 2025
• Trees take up a lot of our shelf space, and many give their lives in vain; lots of treacle is written about them.
  — Dominique Browning, New York Times, 29 May 2017
• Not that there’s any of the kind of treacle that this description might imply.
  — Chloe Schama, Vogue, 27 Feb. 2019
• Big fresh fruit aromas, as well as treacle and bourbon biscuits.
  — Tom Mullen, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
• There’s not a bit of treacle in this production that’s more provocative than cheery.
  — Joanne Ostrow, The Know, 30 Apr. 2017
• Farewell shows tend to be slathered with treacle, full of disingenuous praise.
  — Jack Dickey, SI.com, 15 Dec. 2017
• Creamy in the mouth, with raspberries on the attack, then mint and treacle and prunes mid palate.
  — Tom Mullen, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2021
• In the winter, the treacle hardened.
  — Literary Hub, 6 Apr. 2026
• Some treacle and toast and licorice midpalate, and orange sorbet on the finish.
  — Tom Mullen, Forbes, 22 May 2022
• Even overtly sweet red wines, such as Apothic, did not stand out as sweet among the treacle that is cheap Cali cab.
  — Dave McIntyre, chicagotribune.com, 5 Sep. 2017
• Plum syrup, treacle and warmed heather honey lead the way before giving way to black cherries, mocha and brandied orchard fruits.
  — Emily Price, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
• The challenges include tartes tatin, treacle tarts and a Showstopper tart.
  — Ed Stockly, latimes.com, 29 June 2018
• The treacle, in any case, obscures noble intentions.
  — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
• To be clear, Marc, who is allergic to treacle, would never have cast himself as a do-gooder.
  — Susan Dominus, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2020
• Rich aromas include raspberries, maple syrup and—after five minutes in the glass—tar and treacle.
  — Tom Mullen, Forbes, 22 May 2022
• Her un-self-conscious conviction, and pure pleasure, cut right through the prevailing slow stream of treacle.
  — Ben Brantley, New York Times, 14 June 2018
• Rich and robust flavors of oranges, white pears and slight treacle as well as a resounding finish and wafting length.
  — Tom Mullen, Forbes, 31 July 2022
• That all continues onto the palate, with notes of violet and rose petals soaked in vanilla treacle popping up here and there.
  — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2023
• Fake news then meant rumours that the plague could be cured by sitting in a sewer, eating decade-old treacle or ingesting arsenic.
  — The Economist, 6 June 2020
• But stirring moments become forgettable treacle when piled on top of one another.
  — Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
• Freeform’s The Bold Type has just the right mix of goofiness and treacle for this gal’s smooth, hopeful nighttime brain.
  — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 11 July 2025
• The writers of aphoristic treacle are no more innocent than the purveyors of sugary drinks.
  — Washington Post, 11 Nov. 2020
• An attempt to make a Terms of Endearment–style melodrama without treacle or schmaltz.
  — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 14 Nov. 2025
• Black treacle is the stronger tasting and bittersweet option, while the light version of treacle is the one called golden syrup and is by far the more popular of the two.
  — Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2024
• There’s real valor, if not derring-do, in their songwriting, which never lands on anything resembling treacle.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 1 Nov. 2023
• Quite lovely, as was this entire cast, with Anna Marie Abbate provided just enough edge to cut the treacle.
  — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2022
• Spielberg is in complete control of the material and even manages to tamp down his customary treacle until the movie’s almost over.
  — Christopher Orr, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2017