classmate

Example Sentences

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He and his classmate Henry Ward Beecher earned money with phrenological demonstrations in Amherst and its neighboring towns.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

And they learned that Yasser Lopez, a classmate, had been stopped in a car with three friends on the way to a soccer game and taken into custody.

From Slate • Apr. 27, 2026

Ali Nasreddine, a colleague and former classmate, had known Serhan, a father of an eight-year-old girl, for over 30 years.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Rather, I’d say scrolling the subreddit is like auditing a university science course where the professor prioritizes discussion, and every classmate is, for once, eager to put their hand in the air.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

To my surprise it was my classmate Sun Lin-lin.

From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang