How to Use in-group in a Sentence

in-group

noun
  • That same exclusivity creates in-groups and out-groups, widening divides among employees.
    — Teresa Hopke, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • Posting is a method of enacting a degraded version of that much-vaunted thing, community, with its ever-changing roster of winners and losers, in-groups and out-groups, and mean girls and sweet guys.
    — Paul McAdory, Them., 9 Dec. 2025
  • Cultural traditions help strengthen group identities and reinforce in-group sentiments.
    — Steve S. Medeiros, The Conversation, 15 June 2026
  • This aligns with findings from empathy research, which distinguishes between parochial empathy (caring for one’s in-group) and universal empathy (concern for all people).
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Focusing on subjects and crafting storylines from in-group voices living and breathing in-group values may be our best remaining tool for building a more durable coalition of environmentally concerned voters.
    — Nadia Gill, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
  • In this theory, individuals categorize themselves and others into in-groups and out-groups, which shapes perceptions, attitudes, and behaviours and that typically, people tend to favour those in their in-group.
    — Ellen Choi, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • And the dialogue would happen on platforms that goad each of us into being the worst versions of ourselves; that prioritize in-group performance over listening; that reward outrage and outrageousness; that collapse context; that exist to privilege conflict over resolution.
    — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The comedy is lethal, but so is the commentary, as Perkins (who co-wrote the film) and his writing collaborator Tracy Oliver lace the jokes with pointed observations on identity, in-group gatekeeping and the weaponization of pop-culture clichés.
    — Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025

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