: 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.
Recent Examples on the Web
The guy, Eddie Lin Kay, turned out to be her seatmate.
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Valeriya Safronova, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024
The jacket completely blocks the TV screen of the middle seat passenger sitting behind them, which appears to be the original poster’s (OP) seatmate.
—Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 15 Apr. 2024
That’s allowed under the FEC’s rules and something others, such as her seatmate, Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., do as well.
—Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 27 Mar. 2024
Everyone is hooting and head-banging like crazy, including my seatmates, and there’s an explosion of pink fireworks.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
Celebrities including Serena Williams, Willow Smith, and her seatmate, Halle Bailey attended the presentation.
—Essence, 29 Feb. 2024
But the only thing more obnoxious than a cranky TSA agent or seatmate with bare feet is flying with a bad back.
—Erica Sweeney, SELF, 26 Feb. 2024
Wine, who was at a different table, didn’t recognize his seatmates.
—Susan Orlean, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2024
When Moore attended Dior’s menswear show this past summer, the brand’s menswear director Kim Jones (Moore and Pilaf’s Versace seatmate) even created a custom pink and white pinstriped bow embellished with gems for the dog (who, sadly, did not attend).
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 26 Sep. 2023
Valeriya Safronova, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024
The jacket completely blocks the TV screen of the middle seat passenger sitting behind them, which appears to be the original poster’s (OP) seatmate.
—Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 15 Apr. 2024
That’s allowed under the FEC’s rules and something others, such as her seatmate, Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., do as well.
—Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 27 Mar. 2024
Everyone is hooting and head-banging like crazy, including my seatmates, and there’s an explosion of pink fireworks.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
Celebrities including Serena Williams, Willow Smith, and her seatmate, Halle Bailey attended the presentation.
—Essence, 29 Feb. 2024
But the only thing more obnoxious than a cranky TSA agent or seatmate with bare feet is flying with a bad back.
—Erica Sweeney, SELF, 26 Feb. 2024
Wine, who was at a different table, didn’t recognize his seatmates.
—Susan Orlean, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2024
When Moore attended Dior’s menswear show this past summer, the brand’s menswear director Kim Jones (Moore and Pilaf’s Versace seatmate) even created a custom pink and white pinstriped bow embellished with gems for the dog (who, sadly, did not attend).
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 26 Sep. 2023
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“Seatmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seatmate. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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