clubby
Example Sentences
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Romy Madley Croft became a sapphic-nightlife sovereign in 2023 with the clubby “Mid Air,” after Sim’s own minimalist, horror-streaked “Hideous Bastard.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026
His preferred fundraising style was “less based on relationships, much more based on math and giving everyone a chance to participate,” versus the clubby tactic of playing investors against each other, Michael said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
Few companies exemplify the clubby atmosphere and giant gains missed by everyday investors like the Elon Musk-founded rocket maker, which sends satellites and astronauts into space for the U.S. government.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 13, 2025
It reveals an American elite blinded to outrages occurring in plain view, due to the clubby nature of high society.
From Slate • Nov. 20, 2025
Old Fishin' Teddy lifted his clubby brown hands in protest.
From The Reclaimers by McCarter, Margaret Hill
