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

Electric Recording’s prices have drawn head-scratching through the cliquey world of high-end vinyl producers.

From New York Times • Apr. 28, 2020

I went to a fairly cliquey college but developed a friendship with another girl outside of our cliques.

From Slate • Apr. 9, 2020

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