clientele
noun
cli·en·tele
ˌklī-ən-ˈtel 
ˌklē-ən-
also ˌklē-ˌän-
: a body of clients
a shop that caters to an exclusive clientele
Examples of clientele in a Sentence
… Gottfried had been complaining for months that our local clientele didn't have the class to appreciate the house.
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Jane Smiley, Good Faith, 2003
The lunchtime clientele at TJ's was polymorphous as usual, as at District Court, though there was a higher percentage of respectable clients here—local business folk having lunch at one of the last downtown bars that served decent food but wasn't fancy.
—Tracy Kidder, Home Town, 1999
The collections shown last month not only had plenty of clothes for the couture clientele to choose from, but, even more importantly, they were loaded with multiple messages for the fashion community at large.
—Carrie Donovan, New York Times Magazine, 21 Feb. 1988
According to the State Department in-jokes, this was the most exclusive place in Washington. For its clientele was made up almost entirely of CIA and KGB agents watching one another watching other people.
—Erich Segal, The Class, (1985) 1986
The restaurant generally attracts an older clientele.
Jane Smiley, Good Faith, 2003
The lunchtime clientele at TJ's was polymorphous as usual, as at District Court, though there was a higher percentage of respectable clients here—local business folk having lunch at one of the last downtown bars that served decent food but wasn't fancy.
—Tracy Kidder, Home Town, 1999
The collections shown last month not only had plenty of clothes for the couture clientele to choose from, but, even more importantly, they were loaded with multiple messages for the fashion community at large.
—Carrie Donovan, New York Times Magazine, 21 Feb. 1988
According to the State Department in-jokes, this was the most exclusive place in Washington. For its clientele was made up almost entirely of CIA and KGB agents watching one another watching other people.
—Erich Segal, The Class, (1985) 1986
The restaurant generally attracts an older clientele.
Recent Examples on the Web
One luxury wedding planner, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, citing the privacy expectations of her clientele, estimated a luxury wedding at the Garden could cost from $15 million to $20 million.
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Ramishah Maruf,
CNN Money,
1 July 2026
The A-list clientele is compelling, but these people also have professional glam teams.
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Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
1 July 2026
Women now make up much of the brewery’s clientele, including a growing number of Black women discovering craft beer for the first time.
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J.m. Banks,
Kansas City Star,
30 June 2026
The weight behind this work is generational, perhaps outside of time, and that intangible mystique is barely scratching the surface of what this brand offers its clientele.
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Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
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Ramishah Maruf,
CNN Money,
1 July 2026
The A-list clientele is compelling, but these people also have professional glam teams.
—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
1 July 2026
Women now make up much of the brewery’s clientele, including a growing number of Black women discovering craft beer for the first time.
—
J.m. Banks,
Kansas City Star,
30 June 2026
The weight behind this work is generational, perhaps outside of time, and that intangible mystique is barely scratching the surface of what this brand offers its clientele.
—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for clientele
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“Clientele.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clientele. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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clientele
noun
cli·en·tele
ˌklī-ən-ˈtel
: a group of clients
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