cliquish
Example Sentences
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They claim accountant-verified objectivity but often appear cliquish and stuck in industry bubbles.
From New York Times • Nov. 10, 2023
Her school’s faculty is cliquish and unwelcoming, and Penny often draws the ire of a few women who see her as a threat.
From Washington Post • Mar. 8, 2023
Had he been unaware of a sometimes cliquish and toxic office culture, with another top aide, Chief of Staff Ana Guerrero, dishing out Facebook insults against prominent politicos?
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2022
In 2015, after a number of departures, Fortune published an article in which former employees complained about a cliquish, “mean girls” corporate culture.
From The New Yorker • Oct. 15, 2018
They belonged to the same set, and no one was more cliquish than Freeman.
From The Life of Froude by Paul, Herbert W. (Herbert Woodfield)
