Explore Treachery through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like perfidy or disloyalty. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Treachery in a sentence
Treachery meaning
- Deliberate, often calculated, disregard for trust or faith.
- The act of violating the confidence of another, usually for personal gain.
- Treason.
Synonyms of Treachery
Using Treachery
- The main meaning on this page is: Deliberate, often calculated, disregard for trust or faith. | The act of violating the confidence of another, usually for personal gain. | Treason.
- Useful related words include: perfidy, perfidiousness, disloyalty, betrayal.
- In the example corpus, treachery often appears in combinations such as: of treachery, treachery and, treachery of.
Context around Treachery
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 14 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 1 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Treachery
- In this selection, "treachery" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, upheaval, israeli, love and obsession stand out and add context to how "treachery" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include about how treachery and cruelty and be a treachery for the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "treachery" sits close to words such as admiring, aerosol and balmoral, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with treachery
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Love, treachery, obsession and betrayal make a most dramatic and passionate opera. (12 words)
It would be fascinating to learn more about how treachery and cruelty gradually became his primary functions. (17 words)
He thinks it would be a treachery for the history books should the entire Muslim North forsake Tinubu. (18 words)
I call on mr president to have his eyes and ears wide open because these new angels and political gurus from benue zone c have an history of manipulation, deceit and treachery that they could only shed if the leopard can get rid of its colours. (46 words)
Lily Gladstone, who grew up on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation and stars in Martin Scorsese's study of white society's treachery, said the director was a powerful ally in telling the world what communities like hers had always known. (40 words)
Despite his penchant for treachery, his powerful allies at court, and his attempts to woo Sabrina (a political marriage, he offers, followed by joint rule), he's little match for the teenage witch -- or the pagans, for that matter. (39 words)
Are we supposed to believe that being wounded by McGonigal’s treachery only strengthened the U.S., notwithstanding the impact of Trump’s presidency? (24 words)
Mr. Green and other of his ilk have a habit of lifting dishonesty and treachery and trying to make them virtues! (21 words)
Example sentences (20)
Are we supposed to believe that being wounded by McGonigal’s treachery only strengthened the U.S., notwithstanding the impact of Trump’s presidency?
He thinks it would be a treachery for the history books should the entire Muslim North forsake Tinubu.
I call on mr president to have his eyes and ears wide open because these new angels and political gurus from benue zone c have an history of manipulation, deceit and treachery that they could only shed if the leopard can get rid of its colours.
In the first trailer for season two, Winkleman promised an “ultimate game of treachery for a life-changing cash prize”.
Lily Gladstone, who grew up on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation and stars in Martin Scorsese's study of white society's treachery, said the director was a powerful ally in telling the world what communities like hers had always known.
Mr. Green and other of his ilk have a habit of lifting dishonesty and treachery and trying to make them virtues!
Partly a tale of two brothers, and partly an epic saga full of political upheaval, treachery and injustice, boasts one of the best plots in the franchise in a while.
With this, the Men of Middle-earth will become corrupted and turn into Nazgûl, and the Elves will declare war for Sauron's treachery.
However, he warned of what he called “Israeli treachery” and said Lebanese authorities were “pleading… for international bodies to stand fast in defence of Baalbek’s Roman ruins”.
It was almost a century later when Magan’s treachery was revealed when historical records of the time were opened up.
It would be fascinating to learn more about how treachery and cruelty gradually became his primary functions.
Love, treachery, obsession and betrayal make a most dramatic and passionate opera.
The culmination of these controversies has led many to question whether Andy Kim’s legacy of inconsistencies, questionable actions, broken promises, and treachery will ultimately hinder his ambitions for higher office, particularly in his Senate bid.
The statement was in response to its Chinese counterpart accusing the Philippines on Thursday of provocations, misinformation and treachery after Manila accused Beijing of aggressive conduct in Manila’s exclusive economic zone.
This kind of treachery might be nothing new to Soulsborne games, but the degree of emotional Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice and Sculptor has allowed that title's storytelling to remain lauded among fans for years.
And so, on Monday, as the highest-ranking Republican official in the federal government spent another day in his own party of treachery and betrayal for certifying election results, Republican senators lambasted Tanden for her posting record.
Beyond "garden variety treachery" what this something was, cannot he decided based on this briefcase full of disorganized facts and pregnant speculation.
But it has been claimed by Mr Griffin that treachery, from within the group itself, sealed the decision.
Despite his penchant for treachery, his powerful allies at court, and his attempts to woo Sabrina (a political marriage, he offers, followed by joint rule), he's little match for the teenage witch -- or the pagans, for that matter.
Having known the wiles and treachery of Tortoise, Dog made a U-turn to the scene of crime, so as to help salvage the situation.
Common combinations with treachery
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of treachery 20×
- treachery and 16×
- treachery of 13×
- the treachery 13×
- and treachery 11×
- by treachery 6×
- treachery in 5×
- for treachery 4×
- treachery by 4×
- treachery was 3×