clique

Example Sentences

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How all this might impact #MomTok — the power of their clique to withstand the various in-fighting and drama has become a perennial concern each season — is already playing out in the headlines.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

So they focus on the people, who are quite the colorful clique of keglers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Miller was popular in the sense that she was part of a clique and had social status, but her former classmates said that popularity shouldn’t be confused with being well liked.

From Slate • Dec. 18, 2025

The only member of the clique of hyperscalers to authorize new buybacks this year has been Alphabet, which said back in April that it would purchase up to $70 billion.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 20, 2025

I didn’t want to lose Audrey to a clique of girls I didn’t know.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence