: a person who lives in the same house with another
Examples of housemate in a Sentence
In college, she lived in a house off campus with five housemates.
The TV belongs to my housemate.
Recent Examples on the WebDuring the next few weeks, Bing and his housemates travelled to Manhattan for rehearsals and training sessions.—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024 And off-limits, with a rule against fraternizing between housemates after unwanted drama with the previous girl.—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 2 May 2024 The benefits for humans seem clear: 84% of pet owners say their smaller housemates have a mostly positive impact on their mental health, according to the American Psychiatric Association’s March 2024 mental health poll, done in partnership with the American Veterinary Medical Association.—Sarah Owermohle, STAT, 5 Apr. 2024 Each housemate is responsible for cooking one meal a week, and mealtimes are usually social occasions.—Anna Luisa Rodriguez, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2024 The housemates then headed to the beach, where Carl and Danielle, 36, tossed around a football and caught up.—Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 8 Mar. 2024 Groups separated by the pandemic shared their screens on Zoom or even rallied their housemates to turn an ordinary night in isolation into an opportunity for a private TedTalk.—Scottie Andrew, CNN, 25 Mar. 2024 The slayings of University of Idaho housemates Goncalves, Kernodle and Madison Mogen, and Kernodle's boyfriend, Ethan Chapin, in the early morning of Nov. 13, 2022, stunned the college community of Moscow, sparking weeks of speculation and thousands of tips before culminating in an arrest.—Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 1 Mar. 2024 New housemate Jesse Solomon arrived in time for the party, but Summer House vets Carl Radke and Lindsay Hubbard spent the weekend in Washington, D.C.
Kyle caught up with Paige, 31, during the party and vented to her about his relationship issues.—Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 23 Feb. 2024
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