tribe

Example Sentences

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The tribe is now grappling with the sudden loss of jobs, along with the dimming of hope that the culturally sacred fish will be restored to their ancestral waters.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

“It makes me feel betrayed. It makes the tribe feel betrayed,” said Gary Mulcahy, government liaison for the tribe.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

“Bigger Than Fashion” is not for streetwear fans who are already aware of the ins-and-outs of their own hypertribal tribe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

They’d been together going on two decades when Semple lost herself, miserable in an overcast city without a tribe of her own.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Bestowing a name was one of the most important Osage rituals; only then was someone considered a person by the tribe.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann