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
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
You'd have formed your own in-group, as prisoners, dedicated to your own welfare.
From This Crowded Earth by Bloch, Robert
