clique

Example Sentences

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In the brutal terrain of female cliques, beauty remains a potent, if unreliable, weapon — one which Amos, her grin a glistening pink, wryly acknowledges and critiques.

From Salon

The review revealed there were two main "cliques'" operating in the unit, engaging in tit-for-tat reporting of each other's behaviours.

From BBC

Most didn’t stay in one place for long but instead formed temporary cliques based on the games they played.

From Los Angeles Times

But she said the changing dynamic of the group, which reportedly includes several other celebrities, ended up reminding her of high school cliques and left her feeling "frozen out" at a vulnerable time.

From BBC

There are at least 14 known subsets, or “cliques,” with names such as Ballista Street, Blackwood Street, Northam Street and Dial Avenue, taken from areas where leaders live.

From Los Angeles Times