camaraderie
noun
ca·ma·ra·de·rie
ˌkäm-ˈrä-d(ə-)rē 
ˌkam-,
ˌkä-mə-,
ˌka-,
-ˈra-
: a spirit of friendly good-fellowship
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Examples of camaraderie in a Sentence
It is about the camaraderie of troops bound for Vietnam who, as their leader warns, have one another and nothing but one another when they fall into hell.
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Stanley Kauffmann, New Republic, 25 Mar. 2002
… men on the sunny side of middle age, physical, competitive, used to the quick camaraderie of the team, be it a firefighting squad or a trading desk.
—Robert Lipsyte, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2002
Except for occasional bursts of camaraderie, which came like thunderstorms, we were never close.
—W. P. Kinsella, Shoeless Joe, 1982
The best of adolescence was the intense male friendships—not only because of the cozy feelings of camaraderie they afforded … but because of the opportunity they provided for uncensored talk.
—Philip Roth, Reading Myself and Others, 1975
There is great camaraderie among the teammates.
They have developed a real camaraderie after working together for so long.
Stanley Kauffmann, New Republic, 25 Mar. 2002
… men on the sunny side of middle age, physical, competitive, used to the quick camaraderie of the team, be it a firefighting squad or a trading desk.
—Robert Lipsyte, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2002
Except for occasional bursts of camaraderie, which came like thunderstorms, we were never close.
—W. P. Kinsella, Shoeless Joe, 1982
The best of adolescence was the intense male friendships—not only because of the cozy feelings of camaraderie they afforded … but because of the opportunity they provided for uncensored talk.
—Philip Roth, Reading Myself and Others, 1975
There is great camaraderie among the teammates.
They have developed a real camaraderie after working together for so long.
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Work activities are a great way to build camaraderie and take some of the stress out of work.
—Steve Sonnenberg, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
An unexpected convergence of feline and canine camaraderie has charmed viewers online.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
And the camaraderie that happens is everlasting after that.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2024
Union is not a movie that otherwise has the luxury of much humor, though there’s a camaraderie to its subjects that sustains them through their grueling work.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2024
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Steve Sonnenberg, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
An unexpected convergence of feline and canine camaraderie has charmed viewers online.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
And the camaraderie that happens is everlasting after that.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2024
Union is not a movie that otherwise has the luxury of much humor, though there’s a camaraderie to its subjects that sustains them through their grueling work.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Camaraderie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/camaraderie. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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camaraderie
noun
ca·ma·ra·de·rie
ˌkäm-(ə-)ˈräd-ə-rē
kam-(ə-)ˈrad-
: good feeling existing between comrades
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