: a narrow exclusive circle or group of persons
especially
: one held together by common interests, views, or purposes
high school cliques
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Examples of clique in a Sentence
that clique refuses to even talk to outsiders at their lunch table
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But cliques exist on every level of the social ladder.
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Sherri Gordon, Parents, 3 July 2024
More than just seeking to destroy the damaging cliques at his new school, Slater’s character has plans for something a little more permanent in this comedy that really shaped the teen genre for years to come.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 11 June 2024
Davis, along with Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Peter Lawford and Joey Bishop, was part of the latter clique of entertainers in the '50s and '60s.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 7 June 2024
There are cliques within cliques on Black X, many too obtuse or too Black for Hulu (which might be what rescues them and what’s left of the app’s joy and creative freedom from the studies industrial complex).
—Harmony Holiday, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2024
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Sherri Gordon, Parents, 3 July 2024
More than just seeking to destroy the damaging cliques at his new school, Slater’s character has plans for something a little more permanent in this comedy that really shaped the teen genre for years to come.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 11 June 2024
Davis, along with Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Peter Lawford and Joey Bishop, was part of the latter clique of entertainers in the '50s and '60s.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 7 June 2024
There are cliques within cliques on Black X, many too obtuse or too Black for Hulu (which might be what rescues them and what’s left of the app’s joy and creative freedom from the studies industrial complex).
—Harmony Holiday, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2024
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“Clique.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clique. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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