flatmate

chiefly British

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of flatmate This viral moment suggests that, for many, the right flatmate might just be the perfect stand-in family member. Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025 At least one of her flatmates can't be bothered to learn her actual name. Richard Edwards, Space.com, 13 Apr. 2025 In January of this year, Italy’s highest-ranking court affirmed a slander finding against Knox for accusing an innocent man, Patrick Lumumba, of murdering her flatmate. Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2025 But when Allie decides to give her ex-fiance a second chance and jilts her new flatmate, Hedra’s demure demeanor begins to shift and increasingly sour. Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 6 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for flatmate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flatmate
Noun
  • Then, in March, Flores-Ruiz hit his roommate more than two dozen times in the head and choked him for several seconds, according to a state criminal complaint.
    John Diedrich, jsonline.com, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Her roommate was engaged to be married to another man.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • That’s because Rhapsody was a subtenant of Giordano’s, the national pizza chain that closed in 2022 after less than a year in the space.
    Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 26 Aug. 2025
  • The plaintiffs alleged that MTS’s manager of real estate assets and MTS’s property manager for the warehouse were both aware that San Diego Sports Entertainment Center and its subtenants were operating without proper building or occupancy permits.
    Alex Riggins, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2025

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“Flatmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flatmate. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.

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