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.
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The result of that mission is a dedicated clientele who are not only buying their products but also willing to promote them in the process via participating in environmental campaigns.
—Jon Michail, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
By that point, the hotel had settled into its temporary new normal: hosting a revolving door of first-time guests while the city pauses its social calendar that would typically lead a starrier clientele to events there, especially at the height of awards season.
—Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 20 Jan. 2025
But nearly half his clientele comes from the opposite direction in Douglas County, which permits no cannabis sales of any kind.
—John Aguilar, The Denver Post, 19 Jan. 2025
Unlike longtime establishments, Aether was just starting to develop a loyal clientele when it was swallowed in flames, said owner Kristina Adam.
—J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 12 Jan. 2025
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Jon Michail, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
By that point, the hotel had settled into its temporary new normal: hosting a revolving door of first-time guests while the city pauses its social calendar that would typically lead a starrier clientele to events there, especially at the height of awards season.
—Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 20 Jan. 2025
But nearly half his clientele comes from the opposite direction in Douglas County, which permits no cannabis sales of any kind.
—John Aguilar, The Denver Post, 19 Jan. 2025
Unlike longtime establishments, Aether was just starting to develop a loyal clientele when it was swallowed in flames, said owner Kristina Adam.
—J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 12 Jan. 2025
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clientele
noun
cli·en·tele
ˌklī-ən-ˈtel
: a group of clients
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