in-group
Example Sentences
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“An autocracy needs to create an in-group versus an out-group,” Corrales explained.
From Slate • Jan. 15, 2026
Their goodwill is awkward, as it must be when an in-group member tries to commiserate with “the other,” but it is, nonetheless, sympathy, which is to say concern.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025
This suggests that rivalry strengthens in-group bonds and reinforces social identity.
From Science Daily • Nov. 11, 2025
A dog whistle secretly communicates one targeted idea to an in-group while also offering an innocuous separate message to people outside of that group.
From Salon • Sep. 15, 2024
To what extent does the dependence of the solidarity of the in-group upon its relations with the out-groups have a bearing upon present international relations?
From Introduction to the Science of Sociology by Park, Robert Ezra
