Example sentences for: mafia

How can you use “mafia” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The daily Albania said the nation's post-Communist dreams of democracy have been dashed by a corrupt political "mafia," which has terrorized and impoverished its citizens.

  • By 1920, the Mafia had established "families" (chapters) in most Italian-American enclaves, even in midsized cities like Rochester, N.Y., and San Jose, Calif.

  • 4) Assimilation : Second- and third-generation Sicilians, who now control the Mafia, place less emphasis on the omertà --the code of silence that precludes snitching.

  • The Mafia played only a minor role.

  • The cover story examines the decline and fall of the Italian Mafia, and the Gambino family in particular.


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