: a narrow exclusive circle or group of persons
especially
: one held together by common interests, views, or purposes
high school cliques
Examples of clique in a Sentence
that clique refuses to even talk to outsiders at their lunch table
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His attorneys have said in filings that the Westerns clique — according to the Justice Department and the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office — is based on Long Island, New York, a state where Abrego Garcia has never lived.
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
As Dan Humphrey, Badgley played the Brooklyn outsider who found his way into the elite clique through his romance with Serena van der Woodsen (Blake Lively).
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2025
Neymar and striker Edinson Cavani argued over who took penalties and various media publications reported cliques in the dressing room.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Her two artsy friends, Janis and Damian, persuade her to infiltrate the popular girls’ clique — led by queen bee Regina George — and spy on them.
—Matthew J. Palm, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2025
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
As Dan Humphrey, Badgley played the Brooklyn outsider who found his way into the elite clique through his romance with Serena van der Woodsen (Blake Lively).
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2025
Neymar and striker Edinson Cavani argued over who took penalties and various media publications reported cliques in the dressing room.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Her two artsy friends, Janis and Damian, persuade her to infiltrate the popular girls’ clique — led by queen bee Regina George — and spy on them.
—Matthew J. Palm, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for clique
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“Clique.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clique. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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