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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
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Politics is full of deceit, treachery, and betrayal. . . .
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Quintus Tullius Cicero, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2012
Triumph shadowed by treachery became the dynamic of both the revolution and his life.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 19 Sep. 2017
Each of these collective nouns expresses something about the communal experience—the challenges of decision-making, the loudness of many voices, the treachery of intimacy, the delights of it.
—Lola Milholland, TIME, 3 Sep. 2024
De Palma examined the quagmire of entertainment and politics, ambition and ethics and treachery in a world still haunted by the reality of political assassination yet hidden by propaganda and celebrity fever.
—Armond White, National Review, 14 Aug. 2024
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Quintus Tullius Cicero, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2012
Triumph shadowed by treachery became the dynamic of both the revolution and his life.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 19 Sep. 2017
Each of these collective nouns expresses something about the communal experience—the challenges of decision-making, the loudness of many voices, the treachery of intimacy, the delights of it.
—Lola Milholland, TIME, 3 Sep. 2024
De Palma examined the quagmire of entertainment and politics, ambition and ethics and treachery in a world still haunted by the reality of political assassination yet hidden by propaganda and celebrity fever.
—Armond White, National Review, 14 Aug. 2024
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“Treachery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/treachery. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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treachery
noun
treach·ery
ˈtrech-(ə-)rē 
plural treacheries
1
: violation of allegiance or of faith and confidence : treason
2
: an act of treason
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