flatmate

Example Sentences

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Keating has enlisted the help of an old flatmate, Louise, with whom he shared digs during the early days of her group Eternal.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2025

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

The best she and her flatmate could do, she says, is to have movie nights in a box room that they also use to hang their washing.

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2025

Her flatmate later contacted the police on her behalf.

From BBC • Oct. 22, 2024

“My flatmate doesn’t know that I’ve lost my job. So I go into London, as usual, and I go to libraries, to job hunt, to work on my CV.”

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins