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
