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
He had a couple of good friends, but he avoided becoming part of any one clique at school.
From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins
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