flatmate
Example Sentences
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Of course this isn't the case for all house-shares - but she thinks having an emotionally distant flatmate can make people "even more lonely" than if they lived alone.
From BBC • Dec. 17, 2025
Phoebe Hunt, 18, said she heard screaming and rushed out to find her flatmate with "a live scorpion in a bag on her boots".
From BBC • Oct. 10, 2024
But they are not here for a date, they are looking for a new flatmate.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2024
When he invited her to eat tangyuan - or glutinous rice balls - at his home with him and his flatmate, she agreed.
From BBC • Jul. 20, 2023
But it’s not so bad, I can think of worse traits in a flatmate.
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.