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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In Spielberg’s hands, Jaws was a lot more than a terrifying great white shark; the characters of Quint, Hooper and Brody are indelible, their grudging camaraderie bolstered by the film’s centerpiece: the chilling tale of the USS Indianapolis.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 20 May 2025
Not the camaraderie of his former New York Yankees teammates, or the protection of any legendary right-handed hitters — research suggests that protection comes from people being on base in front of you more than who’s hitting behind you — and certainly not any zeroes in the bank account.
—Eno Sarris, New York Times, 16 May 2025
That camaraderie is important to the musicians too.
—Jim Ruland, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
Their work doesn’t go unnoticed by their teammates, and the camaraderie in the dressing room is evident.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 11 May 2025
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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 20 May 2025
Not the camaraderie of his former New York Yankees teammates, or the protection of any legendary right-handed hitters — research suggests that protection comes from people being on base in front of you more than who’s hitting behind you — and certainly not any zeroes in the bank account.
—Eno Sarris, New York Times, 16 May 2025
That camaraderie is important to the musicians too.
—Jim Ruland, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
Their work doesn’t go unnoticed by their teammates, and the camaraderie in the dressing room is evident.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 11 May 2025
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“Camaraderie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/camaraderie. Accessed 29 May. 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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