: 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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When not in use, the blanket folds directly into the pillow and can be attached to your suitcase handle with a convenient clip, and with this in tow, you’re guaranteed to be the envy of your seatmates.
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Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2025
The mark of a brilliant director might be counted on how many actors get their moments in smaller roles, and this film is full of them, notably Steve Coulter in for one memorable scene as a seatmate whose nose cold causes consternation for Liz at a dinner party.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2025
Jones had just attended the PGA Awards and was flying from Los Angeles back to New York, and as luck would have it, Dafoe was his seatmate.
—Shannon L. Bowen, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025
My seatmate nods, smiling, even her daughter looks up from her iPad.
—Rebecca Chace
july 14, Literary Hub, 14 July 2025
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Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2025
The mark of a brilliant director might be counted on how many actors get their moments in smaller roles, and this film is full of them, notably Steve Coulter in for one memorable scene as a seatmate whose nose cold causes consternation for Liz at a dinner party.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2025
Jones had just attended the PGA Awards and was flying from Los Angeles back to New York, and as luck would have it, Dafoe was his seatmate.
—Shannon L. Bowen, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025
My seatmate nods, smiling, even her daughter looks up from her iPad.
—Rebecca Chace
july 14, Literary Hub, 14 July 2025
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“Seatmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seatmate. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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