Examples of the Mafia in a Sentence
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After earning critical praise for 1996’s Bound, which starred Jennifer Tilly and Gina Gershon as women who plot to rip off the Mafia, the filmmakers had built enough clout to lead the more ambitious The Matrix.
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Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Mar. 2024
Whatever the cause, Italian media's efforts to portray the Mafia remain more incisive and realistic than those produced in America.
—Selwyn Raab, Foreign Affairs, 25 June 2012
Did the Mafia want a bargaining chip to help free a member from prison?
—Tom Mashberg, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024
Many of the people left in the Mafia here are aged or in prison, and the status of the local mob has been questioned.
—Mary Zahn and Bill Janz, Journal Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2024
That’s always the tough thing with talking about (the Mafia), because nearly 100% of Mafia members are Sicilian.
—Journal Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2024
Part of what made The Sopranos resonate with its audience was this sense of the Mafia amid the mundane.
—Christian Schneider, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023
Longtime collaborators Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro reunited for this 2019 gangster epic, about the real-life hitman Frank Sheeran and his experiences working for the Mafia.
—Kevin Jacobsen and Sammi Burke, EW.com, 17 Nov. 2023
After nearly being killed during an attack by the Mafia in the season 2 finale, queenpin Raquel Thomas (Patina Miller) will face a mountain of problems when the show returns.
—Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 30 Nov. 2023
Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Mar. 2024
Whatever the cause, Italian media's efforts to portray the Mafia remain more incisive and realistic than those produced in America.
—Selwyn Raab, Foreign Affairs, 25 June 2012
Did the Mafia want a bargaining chip to help free a member from prison?
—Tom Mashberg, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024
Many of the people left in the Mafia here are aged or in prison, and the status of the local mob has been questioned.
—Mary Zahn and Bill Janz, Journal Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2024
That’s always the tough thing with talking about (the Mafia), because nearly 100% of Mafia members are Sicilian.
—Journal Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2024
Part of what made The Sopranos resonate with its audience was this sense of the Mafia amid the mundane.
—Christian Schneider, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023
Longtime collaborators Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro reunited for this 2019 gangster epic, about the real-life hitman Frank Sheeran and his experiences working for the Mafia.
—Kevin Jacobsen and Sammi Burke, EW.com, 17 Nov. 2023
After nearly being killed during an attack by the Mafia in the season 2 finale, queenpin Raquel Thomas (Patina Miller) will face a mountain of problems when the show returns.
—Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 30 Nov. 2023
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“The Mafia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Mafia. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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