cliquey

Example Sentences

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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

Husslup is one of several companies trying to cure the entertainment industry of its cliquey hiring habits.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 28, 2022

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

From The Verge • Jan. 22, 2020

Early on, a few progressive staff members were irked that several of the moderate women chose offices near one another: Wasn’t Congress cliquey enough without geographic reinforcement?

From New York Times • Nov. 18, 2019

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