mate

Example Sentences

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The preoccupation of all the elephants—not just for the males, but the females who no longer have babies traveling in their extended herds—is mating.

From The Wall Street Journal

Wei, now 25, held a U.S. security clearance as a machinist’s mate and had access to sensitive national defense information about the ship’s weapons and desalination systems.

From Los Angeles Times

Then I stepped over to his mate on the right and, just to be fair, gave this one a good scratching, too.

From Literature

Unlike presidential elections, statewide contests do not feature running mates; each candidate must be elected on their own merits.

From Los Angeles Times

Redd, who said he suffered panic attacks behind the scenes, claimed his cast mates would talk about him behind his back and showed no concern for his health.

From Los Angeles Times