tribe

Example Sentences

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Eventually I left for university, where I found my own tribe of bookish girls.

From The Wall Street Journal

Adding to the diverse mix were hired hands from tribes such as the Comanche, Cheyenne and Apache, who became unrivaled horse whisperers long before settlers arrived on their lands.

From Los Angeles Times

“The fusion message to his base takes many forms, but the central theme is always: his self-interest is the tribe’s interest, which makes it your interest,” he said.

From Salon

Clashes erupted last July in southern Syria between Druze fighters and Sunni Bedouin tribes.

From Barron's

The government's offensive against Al-Shabaab emulated the "Sunni Awakening" strategy of the United States in Iraq in the 2000s, when it backed Sunni Arab tribes against Al-Qaeda.

From Barron's