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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The atmosphere is electric, and the school traditions spring to life in camaraderie inside and outside the stadium.
—Kristen Tribe, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2025
The team traveled to away matches on a double-decker coach and camaraderie was usually high.
—Peter Carline, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
The film highlights mundane details of camaraderie behind the scenes of every fight, emphasizing the bonds between the fighters, who would often root for one another after their bouts were over.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2025
Despite the subject matter, the overall tone of the show is heartfelt and uplifting, focused on coming-of-age camaraderie and the individual impact of the era’s LGBTQ policies.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2025
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Kristen Tribe, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2025
The team traveled to away matches on a double-decker coach and camaraderie was usually high.
—Peter Carline, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
The film highlights mundane details of camaraderie behind the scenes of every fight, emphasizing the bonds between the fighters, who would often root for one another after their bouts were over.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2025
Despite the subject matter, the overall tone of the show is heartfelt and uplifting, focused on coming-of-age camaraderie and the individual impact of the era’s LGBTQ policies.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Camaraderie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/camaraderie. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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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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