Sample sentences for TREACHEROUS

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Definition

dangerous

or:

likely to betray; or guilty of betrayal

The road through Afghanistan's Kabul gorge is even more treacherous than the Road of Death in Bolivia.

treacherous = dangerous

treacherous = dangerous

Walking over the frosty rocks along the streambed became too treacherous.
Ben Mikaeslen -- Touching Spirit Bear

treacherous = dangerous

Gandalf the Grey caught like a fly in a spider's treacherous web!
J.R.R. Tolkien -- The Fellowship of the Ring

treacherous = dangerous

The drivers carried the freight themselves over such treacherous footing, and then reloaded the camels.
Paulo Coelho -- The Alchemist

treacherous = dangerous

At first I proceeded with extreme caution, for the floor, although seemingly of solid material, was treacherous with slime.
Edgar Allan Poe -- The Pit and the Pendulum

treacherous = dangerous

treacherous = dangerous

But the hill was treacherously steep; he was impeded by the snow and his own lack of strength.
Lois Lowry -- The Giver

treacherously = dangerously

At the same time he warned them that after this treacherous deed the worst was to be expected.
George Orwell -- Animal Farm

treacherous = betraying

Given the treacherous nature of the local topography ... and Ruess's penchant for dangerous climbing, this is a credible scenario.
Jon Krakauer -- Into the Wild

treacherous = dangerous

Oh, the dirty, vile, treacherous sod.
Ernest Hemingway -- For Whom the Bell Tolls

treacherous = guilty of betrayal

treacherous = dangerous (likely to betray)

Eustace didn't want to accept, but Lucy said, "I'm sure they're not treacherous."
C.S. Lewis -- The Voyage of the Dawn Trader

treacherous = dangerous

"The treacherous are ever distrustful," answered Gandalf wearily.
J.R.R. Tolkien -- The Two Towers

treacherous = those likely to betray

The world is a treacherous place when you can't see.
Kate DiCamillo -- Flora & Ulysses

treacherous = dangerous

its site was chosen wisely because the river, its access, is treacherous and easily defended.
Margaret Craven -- I Heard the Owl Call My Name

treacherous = dangerous

As the summer wore on, and the windmill neared completion, the rumors of an impending treacherous attack grew stronger and stronger.
George Orwell -- Animal Farm

treacherous = dangerous or betraying

Setting out in small, open boats called curraghs, built from cowhide stretched over light wicker frames, they crossed one of the most treacherous stretches of ocean in the world without knowing what, if anything, they'd find on the other side.
Jon Krakauer -- Into the Wild

treacherous = dangerous

CHAPTER FORTY—FOUR — Her Treacherous Heart
Kate DiCamillo -- Flora & Ulysses
But her heart, her treacherous heart, rose up joyfully inside of her at the sight of him.
Kate DiCamillo -- Flora & Ulysses

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