in-group
Example Sentences
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I wasn’t in the in-group, you know, the most popular kids.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026
“An autocracy needs to create an in-group versus an out-group,” Corrales explained.
From Slate ● Jan. 15, 2026
This suggests that rivalry strengthens in-group bonds and reinforces social identity.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2025
We asked questions about their national in-group bias — which is, for example, how intelligent or charismatic they perceived a typical United Kingdom resident to be.
From New York Times ● Feb. 9, 2024
This control by the in-group over its members makes for solidity and impenetrability in its relations with the out-group.
From Introduction to the Science of Sociology by Park, Robert Ezra
