Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

clique

[kleek, klik] / klik, klɪk /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

The “Mormon Wives,” a group of women associated with the social media clique known as #MomTok, never neatly fit the internet’s definition of tradwives, either.

From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026

The movie briefly introduces us to that clique: dreadful girls who greet Bonnie with a listless, tone-perfect “Hey.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026

Independent non-executive chair Chris Train stepped down on Friday after the report described the firm's leadership as an "unaccountable clique".

From BBC ● May 1, 2026

His clique at OpenAI became known as “the pandas.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 28, 2026

How strange, then, that now I find myself in a clique of one, even when I’m with a group.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

In May, Luna told The Times that, if elected to a second term, he was “going to be a very proactive or active participant in trying to eradicate” deputy gangs and cliques.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

Within this large group, cliques were formed but they often intermingled and share territory, like something from a simian Pixar film.

From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2026

Several male chimps who had bridged cliques within the larger group died from disease, weakening social ties.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026

Most didn’t stay in one place for long but instead formed temporary cliques based on the games they played.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 27, 2026

But while everyone else in our freshman class had gone to the same middle school and entered Lynbrook with their cliques already well established, my friend group and I were the unknown entities.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

So the thing about Elon Musk is that he’s cliqued up — specifically with the so-called PayPal Mafia.

From The Verge ● Sep. 1, 2022

The Frenchmen are cliqued against him, for Vieuxtemps has arrived, and they mean to maintain his superiority.

From Early Letters of George Wm. Curtis by George Willis Cooke


Vocabulary lists containing clique

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

Get a word

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training