mafioso

Example Sentences

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Scorsese grew up in New York’s Little Italy as a Catholic altar boy and aspiring priest who was also fascinated by the mafiosos that loomed large in his community.

From The Wall Street Journal

“He is one of us. He is the victim of an international conspiracy by mafioso politicians. He is our man, a man from here, who respected the rules of war.”

From Seattle Times

But others, including the slain prosecutor’s sister, defended it as a necessary way to entice mafiosi to collaborate with the justice system.

From Seattle Times

Magistrates say the rule is crucial to persuade mafiosi to become informants, but the ruling by the Constitutional Court said it risked placing convicts in an unacceptable dilemma which put their families in danger.

From Reuters

The Spanish royal family was described as “mafioso, medieval,” derided for its alleged links to Saudi Arabia and dismissed as “parasites.”

From Washington Post