Examples of workmate in a Sentence
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So, your workmate needs this prowithin mini vacuum.
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Cristian Esteban, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2023
Her workmates threw her a going-away party on a Friday.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2023
As Charge It and Pioneer of Medina worked in tandem, a workmate of Kentucky Oaks contender Nostalgic briefly got loose on the backstretch at Churchill Downs before being caught in the barn area.
—Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 30 Apr. 2022
One of his workmates recognized his intellectual gifts and told him to go to college, giving up any idea of plowing and tending herds for a living.
—Michael Dumas, al, 12 June 2020
For example, throw up a backdrop of Denali, Cumberland Island, the DeZwaan Windmill, Parkview Field or Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, and see if your workmates can pick the correct member of the union.
—Washington Post, 15 Apr. 2020
The gelding sold after his 2-year-old season to serve as a workmate for owner W.S. Kilmer’s champion Sun Briar.
—Gabe Hauari, The Courier-Journal, 4 May 2018
These three are both workmates and longtime friends.
—John Timpane, Philly.com, 13 Jan. 2018
Irish War Cry and his workmate, 5-year-old Grade 1 turf winner Ascend, went the distance in 1 minute, 14 seconds over Fair Hill's dirt track.
—baltimoresun.com, 16 July 2017
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Cristian Esteban, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2023
Her workmates threw her a going-away party on a Friday.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2023
As Charge It and Pioneer of Medina worked in tandem, a workmate of Kentucky Oaks contender Nostalgic briefly got loose on the backstretch at Churchill Downs before being caught in the barn area.
—Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 30 Apr. 2022
One of his workmates recognized his intellectual gifts and told him to go to college, giving up any idea of plowing and tending herds for a living.
—Michael Dumas, al, 12 June 2020
For example, throw up a backdrop of Denali, Cumberland Island, the DeZwaan Windmill, Parkview Field or Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, and see if your workmates can pick the correct member of the union.
—Washington Post, 15 Apr. 2020
The gelding sold after his 2-year-old season to serve as a workmate for owner W.S. Kilmer’s champion Sun Briar.
—Gabe Hauari, The Courier-Journal, 4 May 2018
These three are both workmates and longtime friends.
—John Timpane, Philly.com, 13 Jan. 2018
Irish War Cry and his workmate, 5-year-old Grade 1 turf winner Ascend, went the distance in 1 minute, 14 seconds over Fair Hill's dirt track.
—baltimoresun.com, 16 July 2017
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First Known Use
1763, in the meaning defined above
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“Workmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/workmate. Accessed 7 Dec. 2023.
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