How to Use Mafia in a Sentence

Mafia

noun

• He's an important figure in the television mafia.
• That’s like from a Mafia movie.
  — Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 4 June 2026
• There’s a lot of scenarios here with Mafia movies.
  — Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 4 June 2026
• And by the way, life back in the day was part of the PayPal Mafia.
  — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 7 Feb. 2024
• So how about De Niro playing not one but two Mafia kingpins in the same movie?
  — Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
• But that UMass Mafia were really leaders in the field.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 15 June 2026
• The Traitors is essentially the sleepover game Mafia, plus capes.
  — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 6 Mar. 2024
• Posing as a Mexican Mafia member can draw a death sentence from the gang.
  — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024
• The car race brought me back to the ridiculously challenging race in the original Mafia.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
• My first pair has the symbol for Sk8 Mafia on it, which is the yellow M emoji.
  — Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
• No exclamation point needed for you, Mafia.
  — Rachel Simon, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
• Then, one Mafia member mentioned that Uber kept metadata on the accounts.
  — Lauren Smiley, WIRED, 10 July 2024
• What at first seems like a dream job, quickly turns south, as the firm’s Mafia connections become apparent.
  — Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 10 May 2026
• The patient confesses to being the head of the Irish Mafia and spills out his darkest deeds and secrets.
  — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 July 2024
• This is just a man in his elements, with his Bills Mafia compadres, enjoying the dead of winter.
  — Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 25 Jan. 2024
• Speer killed Dickerson in a bid to join the Texas Mafia prison gang, prosecutors said.
  — CBS News, 26 Oct. 2023
• Today, Latin Mafia is in a phase of rediscovery and reinvention.
  — Pablo Monroy, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2026
• In the past year, Latin Mafia have become one of Mexico’s top acts without a record label or album.
  — Lucas Villa, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2024
• They were welcomed by a local New Orleans marching band known as Trumpet Mafia.
  — Skyler Caruso, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025
• Latin Mafia’s appearance at Lollapalooza felt, to many, like a tribute to Latin music.
  — Sophie Levenson, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
• Those who ignore or refuse the Mexican Mafia’s rules or orders are often targeted for beatings or even death.
  — Sean Emery, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
• The series follows the Black Mafia Family in Detroit and is based on a true story.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
• The series follows the Black Mafia Family in Detroit and is based on a true story.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
• Brittany Mahomes is calling out the haters — and praying for Bills Mafia members to make better choices.
  — Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 27 Jan. 2025
• The 'ndrangheta has quietly amassed power in Italy and abroad as the Sicilian Mafia lost influence.
  — Bradford Betz, Fox News, 20 Nov. 2023
• Latin Mafia, made up of the trio of brothers, just arrived from a trip to Paris, capping off an intense year that shot them to the top of the Latin music scene.
  — Pablo Monroy, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2026
• Authorities allege that the men killed the victim to gain entrance to the Mexican Mafia and increase their standing.
  — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
• The film, based on a true story, follows the fictional rise of a Mexican Mafia leader (played by Olmos) and the harsh life in and out of prison.
  — Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
• Pulled along by Valérie like a recalcitrant puppy, Richard sets off on a quest to find the missing man, who may have ties to the Sicilian Mafia.
  — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 25 June 2025
• Presley’s friends in the Memphis Mafia were convinced that Elvis wanted to tour the world and blamed Parker’s fear of deportation.
  — Kim Willis, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025