: a narrow exclusive circle or group of persons
especially
: one held together by common interests, views, or purposes
high school cliques
Examples of clique in a Sentence
that clique refuses to even talk to outsiders at their lunch table
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Since its inception, social media has been a proving ground for tween fashion and identity, offering under-16s a digital canvas to experiment with their style and form online cliques around niche interests.
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2 July 2026
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Social rescue arrives in the form of outgoing cool girl Sonya (Molloy), who takes a shine to Coley after a chance encounter in a coffee shop, and invites her to join her clique.
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Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
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Sophie Lou Wilson,
Vogue,
2 July 2026
Shen wondered whether there was a random model that could produce clique-free colorings more efficiently than Erdős’ approach.
—
Leila Sloman,
Quanta Magazine,
26 June 2026
Social rescue arrives in the form of outgoing cool girl Sonya (Molloy), who takes a shine to Coley after a chance encounter in a coffee shop, and invites her to join her clique.
—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
17 June 2026
Under Meza, player cliques developed, stars were pampered, discipline waned.
—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
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 5 Jul. 2026.
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