: a narrow exclusive circle or group of persons
especially
: one held together by common interests, views, or purposes
high school cliques
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Examples of clique in a Sentence
that clique refuses to even talk to outsiders at their lunch table
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The sun was setting, leaving a band of neon orange clinging to the horizon; around us, raffish cliques sipped esoteric cocktails, shared platters of roast chicken, flitted between languages, and seemed, to my eyes, immune to worldly stress.
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David Amsden, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2024
Mendoza didn’t think of the symbol as signifying a gang, a clique or even a problem.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2024
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David Amsden, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2024
Mendoza didn’t think of the symbol as signifying a gang, a clique or even a problem.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2024
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 29 May. 2024.
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