clannish in a sentence

Examples

1. Bonanno soldier Anthony Mirra said to Pistone, " " The Zips are clannish and secretive ".
2. Filipinos are very clannish and are known for recognizing relatives up to the 10th or even the 20th degree.
3. Cohen used Mazda's suggestion as an example that Japanese were encouraged to not be " clannish ".
4. O'Connor, seeking to understand, deconstructs those myths, explaining why the Irish had to be clannish.
5. "People there are a little clannish, but once you're in, you're in.
6. The only thing that seems a bit out of kilter to me is their propensity for clannish cross-dressing.
7. The villages are very clannish societies, with the male head of household making all decisions for the extended family.
8. Congressional critics say the agency, beset by turf wars and a clannish mentality, is not moving fast enough.
9. And Montenegrins, just 600, 000 strong, are notorious for their intense, clannish pride in native sons.
10. Census enumerators reported that these people had European and African looking features and names, but acted clannish towards outsiders.