clique
Example Sentences
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The robber clique turns out to have its own bosses, too, as well as the most visible fractures in their unit.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 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
In Los Angeles, she had a close-knit circle of friends called the "Kitties", according to Marquez, which was a clique of mostly female friends who liked to throw parties - attended by celebrities.
From BBC • Dec. 6, 2025
For these writers, language is not a vehicle for clarity and grace but a way to signal their membership in a social clique.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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