How to Use treacherous in a Sentence

treacherous

adjective
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  • The snow made their hike all the more treacherous.
  • They were not prepared to hike over such treacherous terrain.
  • Discussions about money can lead couples into treacherous territory.
  • The descent to the street, where the men will meet a hearse, is a treacherous one.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Sep. 2023
  • This is both a treacherous time and a time of great promise.
    — Claudia Wallis, Scientific American, 12 June 2020
  • The captain turns our craft and prepares to make the treacherous run.
    — Craig Welch, National Geographic, 7 July 2020
  • Trails and hikes abound but some are quite steep and may be treacherous.
    — Sylvie Bigar, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
  • The world can be treacherous, but the tiger is a master of survival.
    — Dallas News, 30 Nov. 2022
  • These guys go through some treacherous terrain and a lot of it is at night.
    — Angela Dawson, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2021
  • The sea was churning and treacherous even for strong swimmers, as the wind kicked up the waves.
    — Claire Rush, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2023
  • But the politics of the issue are treacherous for them.
    — Rebecca Robbins, BostonGlobe.com, 23 July 2023
  • When a cold front with high wind scours the snow off the ice pack, footing can be treacherous.
    — The Editors, Outdoor Life, 27 Jan. 2020
  • The more public the forum, the more treacherous the minefield.
    — 1843, 21 May 2020
  • Miners used this treacherous trail back in the day to access copper mines in the canyon.
    — Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, WSJ, 12 Apr. 2018
  • Porn is just too treacherous an issue to be of much use to anybody.
    — Bruce Sterling, WIRED, 1 May 1995
  • Some of the sections are topped by razor wire, and the ocean off the park is treacherous for swimmers.
    — Peter Weber, The Week, 31 Oct. 2021
  • Clouds of smoke also make driving around the site treacherous.
    — James Burch, National Geographic, 12 May 2018
  • The waning of the ice has made the mountain even more treacherous than in Humboldt's day.
    — Tim Appenzeller, Science | AAAS, 11 Sep. 2019
  • This book is about how a person hacks a path home across treacherous landscapes.
    — Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2023
  • After that, things take a sudden, treacherous turn for the worst.
    — Natasha Frost, Quartz, 13 June 2019
  • Since trekking on a glacier can be treacherous, our guide constantly used her ax to clear the way for us.
    — Rick Warner, BostonGlobe.com, 12 June 2018
  • The roads will still be treacherous in north Alabama this evening and overnight.
    — Leigh Morgan, al, 18 Feb. 2021
  • Rain and snow will impact travel and make roads treacherous.
    — Jennifer Gray, CNN, 22 Feb. 2020
  • But that’s a treacherous path to walk in a country that already feels near fracture.
    — Ezra Klein, Vox, 16 Oct. 2018
  • The Gulf Stream can be treacherous even on a calm, sunny day.
    — Adriana Gomez Licon, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Jan. 2022
  • Pick my way across some treacherous rock slides climbing out of the Grand Canyon.
    — Melanie Radzicki McManus, chicagotribune.com, 4 Sep. 2019
  • No one should subject their child to this treacherous journey.
    — Salvador Rizzo, Washington Post, 14 June 2018
  • Even with a tiny amount of freezing rain, roads can become treacherous.
    — Dave Epsein, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Feb. 2021
  • Even so, the Strait is a busy shipping lane with treacherous currents.
    — Fox News, 25 June 2018
  • Stevens Pass is expected to get the most snow and driving could be treacherous.
    — Jennifer Gray, CNN, 22 Nov. 2022

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