Examples of housemate in a Sentence
In college, she lived in a house off campus with five housemates.
The TV belongs to my housemate.
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Kohberger in July pleaded guilty to four counts of first-degree murder in connection with the grisly killings of 21-year-old Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves, their housemate Xana Kernodle, 20, and her boyfriend, Ethan Chapin, also 20.
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Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 27 Jan. 2026
Considered to be one of the earliest TV villains, the reality television alum was known for his lack of personal hygiene, as well as his frequent clashes with fellow housemates.
—Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 26 Jan. 2026
On Dec, 28, 1987, Ellison was found dead in her bedroom by her housemates on Coljean Court off Normandy Boulevard.
—Scott Butler, Florida Times-Union, 15 Jan. 2026
The couple shares three children and used to be housemates with Bell.
—Sezin Koehler, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Jan. 2026
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Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 27 Jan. 2026
Considered to be one of the earliest TV villains, the reality television alum was known for his lack of personal hygiene, as well as his frequent clashes with fellow housemates.
—Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 26 Jan. 2026
On Dec, 28, 1987, Ellison was found dead in her bedroom by her housemates on Coljean Court off Normandy Boulevard.
—Scott Butler, Florida Times-Union, 15 Jan. 2026
The couple shares three children and used to be housemates with Bell.
—Sezin Koehler, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Jan. 2026
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“Housemate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/housemate. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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housemate
noun
house·mate
-ˌsmāt 
: a person who lives with another in the same house
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