internecine

Example Sentences

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For the rest of America not versed in the internecine fights of the online right, this situation may seem baffling—or even trivial, given the ludicrous nature of Owens’ claims.

From Slate • Feb. 27, 2026

Afghanistan’s internecine bloodshed has an epiphanic effect on the author: “When death stalks every door,” she writes in a burst of originality, “the only antidote is to live.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

The rebel factions have a history of division and internecine fighting.

From BBC • Dec. 7, 2024

For the first time, Cox and Pope both saw that the internecine battle appeared coordinated.

From Salon • Nov. 14, 2024

The mindless contents of commercial television and the integuments of international crisis and internecine warfare within the human family are the principal messages about life on Earth that we choose to broadcast to the Cosmos.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan