: 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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She is taken under the wing of the popular clique, the Plastics, led by cool and cruel Regina George (Rachel McAdams).
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Eric E. Harrison, arkansasonline.com, 19 Sep. 2024
Rowlands was the last to go from among a tight clique of titans — actors who transformed modern cinema: Peter Falk, Seymour Cassel, Ben Gazzara and, of course, Rowlands’ late husband, actor-director John Cassavetes.
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The verdict means more upheaval for Thailand’s already turbulent political landscape, in which those pushing for change have frequently run afoul of the establishment – a small but powerful clique of military, royalist and business elites.
—Helen Regan, CNN, 14 Aug. 2024
The headline, Hollywood’s Brat Pack—a sideways reference to the clique of urbane rebel entertainers, including Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr., who cool-strutted through Hollywood and Las Vegas in the 1960s—had the catchy élan that editors have always strived for, even before the clickbait era.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 13 June 2024
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Eric E. Harrison, arkansasonline.com, 19 Sep. 2024
Rowlands was the last to go from among a tight clique of titans — actors who transformed modern cinema: Peter Falk, Seymour Cassel, Ben Gazzara and, of course, Rowlands’ late husband, actor-director John Cassavetes.
Related Stories
VIP+
Reality TV Survived the ’07 Writers Strike.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 15 Aug. 2024
The verdict means more upheaval for Thailand’s already turbulent political landscape, in which those pushing for change have frequently run afoul of the establishment – a small but powerful clique of military, royalist and business elites.
—Helen Regan, CNN, 14 Aug. 2024
The headline, Hollywood’s Brat Pack—a sideways reference to the clique of urbane rebel entertainers, including Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr., who cool-strutted through Hollywood and Las Vegas in the 1960s—had the catchy élan that editors have always strived for, even before the clickbait era.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 13 June 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 1 Oct. 2024.
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