Mafia

Example Sentences

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“Anthony the Turk” sounds like the sobriquet of a scoundrel in a Mafia movie.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

They include Atomfall, the survival game set in an alternative history version of the Lake District, as well as Mafia: The Old Country and Powerwash Simulator 2 - both developed in Brighton.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

Calm, lawyerly, reasonable, he was the smooth corporation man who made the Mafia professional.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

He spent years in isolation after he says he was erroneously connected to the Mexican Mafia.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 14, 2025

“Well,” she said, “you aren’t Mafia, not looking like that and driving that piece of shit. Why does your car smell like bananas, anyway?”

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman