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

"Everyone really liked" his food, he says - but he admits the best dish was a Filipino one made by his flatmate, Kai.

From BBC • Sep. 12, 2025

His flatmate, Michael Caine, took the role instead and it launched his career.

From BBC • Aug. 17, 2025

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

From BBC • Oct. 10, 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