mate

Example Sentences

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She’s likely still looking for a mate, experts say.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

During graduate school, she had studied similar textures through photos and samples shared by a lab mate who focused on microbial fossils from the Early Triassic.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Carole Munro and her team mate were first to complete a Hyrox race in the 70-74 age group at the European Championships in London last weekend - and they did it in record time.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Pritzker elevated Stratton to be his running mate in 2017 when she was just seven months into her first term as a state representative.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

John Edwards, Kerry’s former running mate from North Carolina, had launched his campaign a month prior to that, speaking in front of a New Orleans home that had been ravaged by Hurricane Katrina.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama