Example sentences for: treacly

How can you use “treacly” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Also, a few years ago, when left to choose his own material, Travolta made the hideous Phenomenon , thereby demonstrating a Cagneyesque taste for treacly fables.

  • Indeed, I believe that Golden Syrup [ sic : no hyphen] is a trademark owned by Tate & Lyle for a uniquely treacly mixture.

  • The winner of the Best Foreign Film Oscar is judged less treacly than other recent winners.

  • Of course, while this form of address does away with the confusion created by the term "my friend," I think you'd agree that one should put off using the possessive endearment until it is truly called for, or it will come across as treacly baby talk.

  • Or are both Hanks and Washington in scripts you don't like because as scripts they embody treacly triumphalism?


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