schoolmate
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The creative-writing program featured small classes composed of students serious about writing careers, recalled Scott’s schoolmate Laurent Dubois.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Adolescence, which centres around a 13-year-old boy who is accused of murdering a schoolmate, received widespread praise for shining a light on the impact of smartphones and social media on teenagers.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2025
“In 1989, I believe I lost three brothers,” said a tearful Hecht, who still can’t believe that a schoolmate of hers has been in prison for decades.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2024
“Where is Principal Dressback???” a schoolmate and friend, Karl Julian, titled a video on his YouTube channel.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2024
I asked my schoolmate Mary to write a letter to me.
From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer
It’s a sonic recipe that the two former schoolmates have been mastering since they were under lockdown from COVID.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Williams, 44, lived in a ground-floor flat, and Andrew, 42, was his upstairs neighbour - they were old schoolmates with no history of tension.
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2026
He has no siblings, no schoolmates and, after the death of the only other boy within walking distance, no friends—but he has Flag, an orphaned fawn.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026
But his victory reflects the dynamics of a rapidly changing city where about a million Muslims have become fully integrated members of society, as neighbors, friends and schoolmates of the non-Muslim majority.
From Salon ● Nov. 8, 2025
In search of an informant, she worked over Louie’s schoolmates with homemade pie and turned up a soft boy named Hugh, whose sweet tooth was Louie’s undoing.
From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
