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

"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

But living together in the aftermath of a brutal, fratricidal conflict has proven to be difficult.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 5, 2022

The retirement of Senator Bob Corker of Tennessee kicked off a potentially fratricidal fight for his seat, with the establishment’s preferred successor, Gov. Bill Haslam, declining to run on Thursday.

From New York Times • Oct. 5, 2017

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

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann