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

"You don't have to be connected with everyone all the time," said his flatmate Hannah Steiner, 23.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2025

Her flatmate later contacted the police on her behalf.

From BBC • Oct. 22, 2024

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 it’s not so bad, I can think of worse traits in a flatmate.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins