How to Use treasury in a Sentence

treasury

noun
  • The fees are deposited into the state's treasury.
  • A part of the nation's treasury is spent on space exploration.
  • The author has collected a treasury of facts and lore about horses.
  • A government official has been accused of stealing from the nation's treasury.
  • In the ’90s, eBay was a treasury.
    — Laura Brown, Artforum, 25 Mar. 2026
  • And the billions raised would not have flowed into the state treasury.
    — George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2020
  • The treasury said most of the items come from safe deposit boxes.
    — Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The rest of the funds will be placed in a special account in the state treasury.
    — NBC News, 24 June 2019
  • They are getting rid of Treasuries.
    — Billy Bambrough, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Their tuition revenue doesn’t come through the state treasury.
    — Mike Cason | [email protected], al, 16 June 2021
  • Ten-year treasuries at four-year highs — does this herald the start of a bond bear market?
    — Marc Jones, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Feb. 2018
  • The suit seeks the return of tens of millions of dollars to the city treasury.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2021
  • The rest of the funds will be placed into a special account in the state treasury.
    — Washington Post, 24 June 2019
  • Treasuries have long enjoyed the status as the world’s top safe haven asset.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Gold and treasury futures climbed with the yen as investors sought safer haven assets.
    — Time, 3 Jan. 2020
  • Treasuries climbed, sending two-year yields to the lowest in almost a month.
    — Rita Nazareth, Fortune, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The colony’s penal function brought in large sums from the British treasury.
    — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Additional work to drain the swamp would drain the state’s treasury.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Treasuries climbed, sending two-year yields to the lowest level this year.
    — Rita Nazareth, Bloomberg, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Treasury yields also posted strong gains.
    — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026
  • At the same time, a sharp recession could drain the corporate treasury of funds to buy one.
    — Jon Sindreu, WSJ, 23 May 2020
  • The work costs the federal treasury around $2 billion a year.
    — Nicholas K. Geranios, chicagotribune.com, 8 Apr. 2018
  • Perhaps the biggest factor is that the state treasury is flushed with revenues.
    — John Sharp | [email protected], al, 1 June 2023
  • What are the top 3 issues facing the county treasury?
    — Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
  • The state treasury has put more than $26 million into a namesake fund.
    — Matthew Casey, The Arizona Republic, 9 Feb. 2024
  • In the meantime, investment in the coin goes to the platform’s treasury.
    — Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2024
  • The 10-year treasury has already swung sharply this year, with its current yield over 4%.
    — Krysta Escobar, CNBC, 2 May 2026
  • In 1907, the state treasury paid out for forty-two carcasses.
    — Brooke Jarvis, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2012
  • At what point does a treasury function start to resemble an investment arm?
    — Anthony Milewski, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
  • Crypto’s struggles in the past year have caused most digital asset treasuries to sink.
    — Carlos Garcia, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026

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