All the other men were older, and they formed a tight clique.

Getting in when the development first opens is important, she said, as residents form social cliques that are hard to break into later on.

Many of the traders had grown up together in the Chicago area, so it stood to reason that they would form cliques.

They form exclusive cliques, and gossip is their native language.

Wright said that early in the season the secondary members formed cliques.

A big society exists in order to form cliques.

Q. Many adults think that forming cliques is a natural part of being a teenager.

They tended to find one another, to form small and tightly knit cliques, to serve together where possible.

You might be surprised to learn that those 30- and 40-somethings on Facebook are forming cliques too - whether they realize it or not.

The prison guys formed a clique of their own, not sure where they belonged but seemingly glad when I won.