roommate

variants also roomie

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of roommate Here are three ways this imbalance negatively affects the Cinderella roommate. Mark Travers, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025 Amiri was found not guilty of conspiracy and two charges of depriving the rights of a person but was found guilty of illegally releasing his dog on a man while taking his roommate, a former Antioch and Pittsburg police officer who testified against Amiri, on a ride along. Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2025 Allison has just broken up with her fiancé Sam Rawson (Steven Weber) and quickly forms a close bond with her new roommate. Sharareh Drury, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025 According to court documents released last week, two surviving roommates texted each other that morning about a masked man in the house. CBS News, 13 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for roommate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roommate
Noun
  • The fan-favorite housemates are back for another summer of fun, friendships, and inevitable drama.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
  • Just as good fences make good neighbors, good boundaries make good housemates.
    R. Eric Thomas, The Denver Post, 13 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Nor is there any depth whatsoever to a host of support characters played by attractive actors who don’t get to do a lot of acting here, perhaps excepting an alternately lively and too-strenuous Ayden Cross as Shaw’s flatmate Ella.
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 22 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Would a caricature that depicts the likeness of a classmate with her breasts visible be a crime?
    Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2025
  • After the clinic finished its case rounds, Allison and some of her classmates met with Rebecca (whose name has also been changed), one of a group of former clinic students invited to continue their work for a second semester.
    Sarah Lustbader, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • The family lives in a rented brownstone in Brooklyn, in which rooms are let to subtenants.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Senior teammate Gabi Novickas, a Georgia recruit, drew the picture even prettier.
    Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
  • The two now-former Cowboys teammates had a spat on X late Thursday stemming from Lawrence's apparent decision to sign with the Seattle Seahawks after 11 seasons.
    Ryan Morik, Fox News, 15 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • While some owners might opt to add a playmate to the mix, not all cats desire having another pet in the house.
    Liz O'Connell, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
  • But craving collaboration and loving my audiences made that same crowd my playmates, my bandmates.
    A.D. Amorosi, Variety, 31 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • In total, 58 of Upton’s shipmates died when the USS Utah quickly sank, and 461 sailors survived.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2024
  • Svoboda was told the engineers were crucial in keeping the ship from capsizing by counter-flooding the engine room, essentially sacrificing themselves to save as many shipmates and ships around them as possible.
    Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • According to Newsweek, Barron Trump — President Donald Trump’s youngest son — incorporated a real estate business in July 2024 with Carter Fulcher and Cameron Roxburgh, a schoolmate of Barron’s.
    Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 17 Mar. 2025
  • That's the question Eddie Miller (Stephen Graham) has to grapple with when his 13-year-old son is arrested for allegedly killing his schoolmate.
    Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025

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“Roommate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roommate. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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