classmate

Example Sentences

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"A lot of people would talk about it - it was not taboo," Sandra Symon, a high school classmate of Heuermann told the BBC.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

But classmate Felix is more relaxed: "You'd get used to it and find other things to do, so I don't think I would really mind."

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Vauhini Vara, is a tech journalist and the 2023 Pulitzer Prize finalist of “The Immortal King Rao,” who spent several years with Mahajan at Stanford as his classmate.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

The show follows three childhood friends whose very different lives converge at a wake for a former classmate in rural Ireland.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

He paid a visit to his former classmate and found that his financial condition was no better.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson