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

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

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

Oliver James, another flatmate who is studying zoology, transferred the scorpion into a plastic container with kitchen tongs.

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