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The show’s final housemate may be the scariest of all. — Andrew Dalton, The Seattle Times, "‘Shadows’ sucks comedy from the everyday lives of vampires," 26 Mar. 2019 Lolly Adefope plays her best friend and housemate Fran, a hair stylist that does everything with a bit of flair and plenty of cutting zingers. — Gabe Bergado, Teen Vogue, "Aidy Bryant's "Shrill" Is the Groundbreaking Show Letting a Fat Person Be the Hero," 15 Mar. 2019 In the 1989-90 school year, about eight male law students, Kavanaugh among them, shared a brownstone house, divided into several apartments … All the housemates leaned Democrat — except for Kavanaugh. — James Hohmann, Washington Post, "The Daily 202: GOP candidates caught in a bind on Medicaid," 13 July 2018 The expansiveness of their shared living space — and the big backyard — has allowed the housemates to hold large gatherings: at a Chinese New Year party, for example, friends helped them make, and consume, 800 dumplings. — Kim Velsey, New York Times, "When the Downstairs Neighbors Become Best Friends," 30 Apr. 2018 Chiu and Kim were housemates with some other people, and Liccardo often slept on the couch. — Willie Brown, San Francisco Chronicle, "Gavin Newsom strolling into California governor’s job? John Cox may surprise," 9 June 2018 These roommate-finding sites cater to various demographics — again, like dating apps — some target homeowners aiming to rent out a room, others are for those who want older roommates or college housemates. — Danielle Braff, chicagotribune.com, "Fallen out of love with your roommate? Find your next one Tinder-style," 18 Jan. 2018 In July, the live cam appeared to capture him attempting to use an ice cream scooper on several housemates' genitalia, The Wrap previously reported. — Mariah Haas, Fox News, "'Big Brother' contestant accused of inappropriate touching again after CBS warning," 30 Aug. 2018 Investigators have continued to question one of the housemates, who is now a person of interest in the case, Representative Michael McCaul, Republican of Texas, told Fox News on Monday. — Dave Montgomery And Manny Fernandez, New York Times, "Austin Bombing Suspect’s Housemate Called a Person of Interest," 26 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'housemate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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