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Example sentences for "treasure"

Lexicographically close words:
treads; treason; treasonable; treasonous; treasons; treasured; treasurer; treasurers; treasurership; treasures
  1. Elizabeth flung her treasure trove upon the grass and, springing upon the gate, swung out on to the road again.

  2. Ah, wasn't there some difference over his going for the treasure to Haiti?

  3. Even the good fortune of the treasure from the sea he foresaw, and much else that has not come to me, and, as I think, will never come; for it is too full a cup for me so little worthy of it.

  4. Then four years later came The Ring and the Book, which a contemporary review pronounced to be the "most precious and profound spiritual treasure which England has received since the days of Shakespeare.

  5. And if Alexander made such a liberal assignation to Aristotle of treasure for the allowance of hunters, fowlers, fishers, and the like, that he mought compile an history of nature, much better do they deserve it that travail in arts of nature.

  6. At the request of the beautiful Thais, as the story goes, he allowed the palace of Persepolis to be burned, and the precious treasure perished in the flames.

  7. They would much sooner of course stay on earth for ever, because their treasure is here, and their heart too.

  8. Ah, what a treasure you have, every one of you, in those Bibles of yours, which too many of you read so little!

  9. But the Spirit of God remains with us for ever; that treasure a man shall carry out of this world with him, and keep to all eternity.

  10. And then the great treasure was given to her, and she sent it to her lord.

  11. Love me who love you, and let this haughty countess find out, as she will, what a treasure she has lost.

  12. They alleged that she was, moreover, secretly sending the royal treasure into Spain; that she was so vile that one lover did not suffice; that she had illicit relations with Cardinal Remain.

  13. The executioner was there with his ax--the treasure was found; and Louis carried it off to squander it in prosecuting his claims to the throne of Naples.

  14. While the new duke and duchess were waiting and hoping for a large accession of Breton knights on the day appointed for doing homage, the duke heard of a large treasure collected by the late duke and stored at Limoges.

  15. As soon as Poggio heard of this valuable and important discovery, he urged the Cardinal Ursini to despatch a special messenger, in order to convey the treasure in safety to Rome.

  16. An ample treasure of books was expected, during his last illness, under the care of Lascaris.

  17. Poggio sent the newly-discovered treasure to Niccolo Niccoli, who kept the original MS.

  18. Could I sit then and listen to preachments on turning the cheek to the blow, And saying a prayer for the smiter, and holding my seen treasure low For the sake of a treasure unseen?

  19. Whatever is nearest to yourself," she whispered, "the dearest treasure of your soul.

  20. His army chest, which held the sacred gold of Montesuma and the treasure of the Temple of the Sun, is to be sold for a consideration.

  21. Thereupon the spectre told me exactly where the treasure lay, and how to find it.

  22. Do not neglect each time to heap back the loose earth which concealed the entrance of the king's treasure chamber.

  23. Peter had made the journey to the treasure mountain successfully, without being found out by anybody.

  24. So she unlocked her great treasure chest, and took out two beautiful flasks, one of gold and one of silver, which she hung round his neck.

  25. A vast treasure of gold and precious stones lies in safety deep under the earth.

  26. Still, work away till you find solid rock on all sides of you, and soon you will come to a square slab of stone; force it out of the wall, and you will stand at the entrance of the treasure house.

  27. So the shepherd took the treasure and built himself a house.

  28. However, the king ordered his treasure to pay him three times as much as he asked, and with this Tiidu went down to the harbour and engaged a small ship to carry him back to his native country.

  29. I am the Treasure Seeker of the mountain.

  30. Then he pressed on eagerly, and soon came to the little hollow in the wood; down he went, burrowing like a mole into the earth; the magic root did its work, and at last the treasure lay before his eyes.

  31. As the lady with the pale, but lovely, face looking out from the shadow of her mourning veil went from dealer to dealer, he followed a step behind her, watchful of eye, guarding her remnant of treasure against possible mischance.

  32. Secondly, when you chase a man who has access to the treasure of the Incas .

  33. It might have been a very frail vessel, that nobody in their right senses would have trusted any treasure with, still she did; and it was all she had, and it went down to the bottom like a stone.

  34. And now it was clear to his mind that somewhere on this coast there must have been a treasure ship wrecked, and that he had been selected as the chosen one to raise this buried treasure from the sea.

  35. Once, as he was fishing with his scoop for treasure by moonlight, opposite the cave of Steenfoll, his scoop caught on something.

  36. From this time forth, this search for treasure became the passion of his life.

  37. I wish to know where the treasure of the Carmilhan lies.

  38. Some thought he must have found treasure in the forest; others, that he had inherited an estate; but all deferred to him and looked upon him as a great man, simply because he had money.

  39. A goose dives into the abyss for a herring; is not the treasure of the Carmilhan of as much value?

  40. Hygd gebeád hord and rîce, offered him the treasure and the chief power, 2370; inf.

  41. In 1591 he was given command of the Revenge, a second-rate ship of five hundred tons' burden and carrying a crew of two hundred and fifty men, and sent to the Azores to intercept a Spanish treasure fleet.

  42. This description may be compared with that of Ben Gunn in Stevenson's Treasure Island.

  43. The quest for this treasure is made in an automobile and the strange adventures on this trip constitute the story.

  44. He called them to his bedside and said, "My sons, there is a great treasure hid in one of my vineyards.

  45. The Mule carrying the treasure walked with head erect, as if conscious of the value of his burden, and tossed up and down the clear-toned bells fastened to his neck.

  46. The Ants inquired of him, "Why did you not treasure up food during the summer?

  47. In fact, it would ere long force reunion, however much of blood and treasure the separation might have cost.

  48. And thus it is that I treasure up the memory of her among my catalogue of guides; and so she did more for me than she promised, when she undertook to lend me her light through the old Hall.

  49. The young lady touched the pearls in her ear and at her neck significantly to imply that the story of the filibuster's treasure was one familiar to her.

  50. Sure is it that they will find nowhere a happier choice, be it for wealth, beauty, or rare goodness, than in this true "Treasure of Pearls.

  51. Before the wrecked men of the Casta Susana came to port the treasure of pearls had been divided.

  52. Her mother stepped in between her and the dead child whereupon, as though that interposition and eclipsing of her lost treasure had broken a binding link, don Jorge's wife swooned away in the arms of her friends.

  53. Instead of tugging at it with greedy relish to feast on the treasure it doubtlessly muffled, Benito drew back his hands and stared with worse tribulation than ever.

  54. She is the treasure they seek, and she should not be left to the hazard of a rough-and-tumble in the dark.

  55. Already he could sniff the sacking of Agra fort, in which the accumulated treasure was so great, when Akbar had an inventory made, that four hundred pairs of scales were kept at work five months weighing silver, gold, and precious stones.

  56. One suggested that it be carried to the other side of the earth and buried; but it was pointed out that man is a great wanderer, and that he might find the lost treasure on the other side of the earth.

  57. No more do we; but the symbolism itself, of hoar antiquity, was certainly the common inheritance and treasure of the working Masons of the Lodges in England and Scotland before, indeed centuries before, the year 1717.

  58. Helgers learned about the treasure and the existence of the map through a convict who was with Lozzo in the prison.

  59. The murderer could find the Caves, but not the treasure inside; and Penrun could find the treasure inside, but not the Caves.

  60. The heavy metal treasure chest lay a few yards away where Helgers had dropped it.

  61. But we aren't near the treasure yet," he said.

  62. If you think we have a fair chance to get the treasure and escape, I say let's risk it," she said firmly.

  63. Only have to split the treasure two ways, in that case," he added, moving up the slope.

  64. Penrun seized the heavy treasure chest and staggered to the sphere.

  65. The remaining third, which showed the location of the treasure inside the Caves, was in Penrun's possession.

  66. I felt that we were honestly entitled to a part of that treasure which had been stolen from our family, and with it we could pay off that old debt that had ridden our family like an Old Man of the Sea for more than a century.

  67. Toss our friend over the edge there, and bring up another treasure chest.

  68. While they wait we have a chance to get the treasure and escape.

  69. Old Halkon believed that he had hidden his treasure well, but he could not foresee just how well.

  70. At any rate old Halkon had hidden his treasure there, and that part of the map that Penrun had thought was a lake was apparently the main cavern, and the canals, side passages.

  71. You'll rob Your dukedom of your greatest treasure to take Away so blest a life as hers: let not An axe part such a head and body, Lest heaven frown and call you murderer.

  72. Sir, some ten purges: that is to say, you Must have a thousand stools to drain your treasure Of fat totaliter from ye.


  73. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "treasure" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    abundance; accumulate; accumulation; admire; adore; affluence; amass; anthology; appreciate; aquarium; assets; backlog; balance; bear; boast; body; bonanza; bosom; budget; catch; cherish; clip; collect; collection; commissary; compilation; cornucopia; cumulation; data; dear; diamond; dump; embrace; entertain; esteem; exchequer; finances; find; fondle; fortune; fund; funds; garner; gem; godsend; gold; harbor; have; heap; hide; hoard; hold; holdings; hug; idolize; independence; inventory; jewel; keep; larder; library; love; lucre; mass; material; materiel; means; menagerie; money; munitions; nurse; nurture; opulence; overvalue; pearl; pelf; pile; plenitude; plenty; plum; pocket; pool; possession; pride; prize; property; prosperity; provision; purse; rarity; rations; regard; remember; repertory; reserves; resources; retain; revere; riches; rick; save; savings; secrete; stack; stock; stockpile; substance; supplies; treason; treasure; treasury; trophy; value; wherewithal; windfall; winner; worship; zoo