fratricidal

Example Sentences

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“This is a fratricidal war, so I doubly did not want to participate in it,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 17, 2023

You find that in Amis too, sometimes where you least expect it: amid the apocalyptic tremors of “London Fields,” the fratricidal savagery of “The Information,” the decadence and thuggery of “Lionel Asbo.”

From New York Times • May 22, 2023

"The Church prays that this battle will end as soon as possible, so that as few brothers as possible will kill each other in this fratricidal war."

From Reuters • Sep. 26, 2022

It’s hard to deny that the war is fratricidal, however, and that would seem to make selling it to the public more difficult.

From Washington Post • Apr. 22, 2022

Is it necessary to spell out that societies mired in fratricidal chaos are vulnerable to conquest?

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann