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

Later, he spoke to his flatmate and Glasgow team-mate, the prop Murphy Walker.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2024

He played a sports talk radio host in Go On; a sports arena manager in Mr Sunshine; and a slovenly flatmate in The Odd Couple.

From BBC • Oct. 29, 2023

His flatmate, Odion Eboigbe from Nigeria, was with him, pulling others through the wreckage of the mangled vehicle - an electric-powered bus whose batteries are thought to have caught fire.

From BBC • Oct. 4, 2023

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

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins