treacherous

Example Sentences

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"Whiteout conditions are expected and will make travel treacherous and potentially life-threatening," the NWS said.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

What the pair found was a desert highway that rolls up and down, like an asphalt serpent, with deadly blind peaks and treacherous hidden troughs.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

A 70-year-old man died Tuesday after falling from a cliff along California’s treacherous Devil’s Slide, an oceanside stretch in Pacifica known for steep terrain that has led to several fatal accidents.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

The skiers who are more intimately familiar with 3,442 meters of treacherous, steep and terrifyingly icy surfaces tend to use a more chilling description.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

“Are you sure she is safe?” whispered Jo, looking remorsefully at the golden head, which might have been swept away from her sight forever under the treacherous ice.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott