: 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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There were no small dinners for the team’s different cliques, only large team dinners every night.
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Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Gossip that singles out specific employees or fosters cliques can undermine psychological safety and erode team cohesion.
—Toyna Chin, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The defendants were members of an MS-13 clique known as the Hollywood Locos Salvatrucha Clique (HLS clique), which operated in North Carolina, Virginia, Washington, D.C. and elsewhere, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Western District of North Carolina.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2025
On Saturday, the former cast mates took the stage at C2E2 to reminisce about their experiences making the classic coming-of-age movie, in which five students from different high school cliques bond while serving Saturday detention together.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 13 Apr. 2025
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Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Gossip that singles out specific employees or fosters cliques can undermine psychological safety and erode team cohesion.
—Toyna Chin, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The defendants were members of an MS-13 clique known as the Hollywood Locos Salvatrucha Clique (HLS clique), which operated in North Carolina, Virginia, Washington, D.C. and elsewhere, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Western District of North Carolina.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2025
On Saturday, the former cast mates took the stage at C2E2 to reminisce about their experiences making the classic coming-of-age movie, in which five students from different high school cliques bond while serving Saturday detention together.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 13 Apr. 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 10 May. 2025.
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