fratricidal

Example Sentences

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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

In it, he called on the new coup leaders “to come to their senses to avoid a fratricidal war that Burkina Faso does not need.”

From Seattle Times • Oct. 2, 2022

"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

Each was gravely wounded by the fratricidal fighting and all failed to win another term.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2019

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

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann