internecine

Example Sentences

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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

Cárdenas and Padilla, by contrast, created their empire in a less-Latino area within a generation, making sure to clip any potential internecine drama — or push out those who got in the way.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2024

Because both sides are viruses, the results of this internecine war necessarily include something of interest to people: antivirals.

From Salon • Nov. 9, 2023

“The greatest single factor in preventing insects from overwhelming the rest of the world is the internecine warfare which they carry out among themselves,” said the entomologist Robert Metcalf.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson