Examples of in-group in a Sentence
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This not only reinforces in-group loyalty but also frames outsiders as threats.
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
Psychologists call these categories in-groups and out-groups.
—Julia Standefer, The Conversation, 14 Mar. 2025
Tattoos can connote in-group belonging or membership to a subculture.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 1 May 2025
In the right-wing nationalist movement that Trump leads, gutter antisemitism is often considered a cheeky transgression and a sign of in-group belonging.
—Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
Democrats have moved in the opposite direction during that time, Gallup found — pointing at the role in-group conversations play in driving support for or opposition to climate action.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2025
So this is just a process used by any kind of in-group that feels like they’ve been targeted.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 15 Apr. 2025
Othering is a social phenomenon where individuals or groups are perceived and treated as fundamentally different from a dominant or in-group.
—Julie Kratz, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Part of identity formation is not just out-group derogation but in-group favoritism.
—Julia Standefer, The Conversation, 14 Mar. 2025
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
Psychologists call these categories in-groups and out-groups.
—Julia Standefer, The Conversation, 14 Mar. 2025
Tattoos can connote in-group belonging or membership to a subculture.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 1 May 2025
In the right-wing nationalist movement that Trump leads, gutter antisemitism is often considered a cheeky transgression and a sign of in-group belonging.
—Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
Democrats have moved in the opposite direction during that time, Gallup found — pointing at the role in-group conversations play in driving support for or opposition to climate action.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2025
So this is just a process used by any kind of in-group that feels like they’ve been targeted.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 15 Apr. 2025
Othering is a social phenomenon where individuals or groups are perceived and treated as fundamentally different from a dominant or in-group.
—Julie Kratz, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Part of identity formation is not just out-group derogation but in-group favoritism.
—Julia Standefer, The Conversation, 14 Mar. 2025
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“In-group.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in-group. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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