: one with whom one shares a seat (as in a vehicle with double or paired seats)
Examples of seatmate in a Sentence
My seatmate on the flight to Rome was very friendly.
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Do gauge receptiveness before engaging seatmates in conversation.
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Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 14 May 2025
Simone was his seatmate, en route to audition for the same TV series.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
So why did Smith's seatmate get so many rum and cokes?
—Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 3 May 2025
People on the more severe side of the autism spectrum probably would have trouble with security and airplane delays and seatmates fighting you for the armrest.
—Matt Villano, AFAR Media, 16 Apr. 2025
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Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 14 May 2025
Simone was his seatmate, en route to audition for the same TV series.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
So why did Smith's seatmate get so many rum and cokes?
—Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 3 May 2025
People on the more severe side of the autism spectrum probably would have trouble with security and airplane delays and seatmates fighting you for the armrest.
—Matt Villano, AFAR Media, 16 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for seatmate
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“Seatmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seatmate. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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