flatmate

Example Sentences

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A psychiatrist who decided he could not detain Valdo Calocane under the Mental Health Act after he assaulted a flatmate said the Nottingham attacks killer "wished to take control" during his assessment.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Factors such as police deciding not to arrest Calocane after the assault on his flatmate, the incident still being under investigation, and Calocane's "composure" all formed part of the decision, Skelton said.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

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

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2025

She had been working for a publishing company in Paris and, days before her 21st birthday, took a hike in the Gorges du Verdon with her flatmate.

From BBC • Oct. 17, 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