TREACLE in a Sentence
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Example sentences for TREACLE, such as:
1. The fly that sips treacle is lost in the sweet.
2. 'They lived on treacle,' said the Dormouse, after thinking a minute or two.
3. More, however, Chichikov could not discern, for his eyelids were as heavy as though smeared with treacle.
2. 'They lived on treacle,' said the Dormouse, after thinking a minute or two.
3. More, however, Chichikov could not discern, for his eyelids were as heavy as though smeared with treacle.
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Meanings and Examples of TREACLE
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treacle
n. writing or music that is excessively sweet and sentimental
n. a pale cane syrup
Classic Sentence:
1 'They lived on treacle,' said the Dormouse, after thinking a minute or two.
2 More, however, Chichikov could not discern, for his eyelids were as heavy as though smeared with treacle.
Example Sentence:
1 Alice did not wish to offend the Dormouse again, so she began very cautiously: "But I don't understand. Where did they draw the treacle from?"
2 The fly that sips treacle is lost in the sweet.