cliquey

Example Sentences

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“It’s really unusual. It helps support the idea of ‘come show us what you got’ rather than something that’s just cliquey, like at other venues.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Ski retreats can be cliquey affairs, says Robyn Rogers, a former logistics engineer for a government contractor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

“They’re less faithful to brands and less cliquey about them.”

From New York Times • Jul. 13, 2021

It also struggles with a cliquey internal culture, according to some employees.

From The Verge • Jan. 22, 2020

She was utterly unprepared for her first pep rally, for all those fanatical cheers, all those arms pumping so frantically up and down, and she found the girls cliquey and obsessed with appearance.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger