camaraderie
noun
ca·ma·ra·de·rie
ˌkäm-ˈrä-d(ə-)rē 
ˌkam-,
ˌkä-mə-,
ˌka-,
-ˈra-
: a feeling of friendliness, goodwill, and familiarity among the people in a group
The camaraderie among the players, the closeness, was deep and abiding and tender …—
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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.
—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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Since 1972, the Kerrville Folk Festival has been upholding the spirit of grassroots Texas music camaraderie.
—Mars Salazar, Austin American Statesman, 21 Jan. 2026
Partnerships The number two represents different people coming together to form a union that yields partnerships at the level required to have meaningful camaraderies.
—Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
The artistic swim team traces its roots to 1965, when a group of women in Leisure World (as Laguna Woods was then known) started swimming for fun, exercise and camaraderie.
—Anita Gosch, Oc Register, 19 Jan. 2026
There is also usually strong camaraderie among crew members.
—Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
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Mars Salazar, Austin American Statesman, 21 Jan. 2026
Partnerships The number two represents different people coming together to form a union that yields partnerships at the level required to have meaningful camaraderies.
—Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
The artistic swim team traces its roots to 1965, when a group of women in Leisure World (as Laguna Woods was then known) started swimming for fun, exercise and camaraderie.
—Anita Gosch, Oc Register, 19 Jan. 2026
There is also usually strong camaraderie among crew members.
—Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
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“Camaraderie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/camaraderie. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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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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