roommate

Example Sentences

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She turned down a scholarship to the American University in Beirut in favor of North Central and had found housing and a roommate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

That’s what Auf der Maur’s roommate told her the night she came home after thinking that she had offered a sincere but thoughtful declination to the suggestion that she become the bass player in Hole.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

“He was a random roommate and we never had a conversation with him once,” Hopper told The Times in an interview.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

Among those who reacted to Van Der Beek's death was his Dawson's Creek co-star Busy Philipps, who played a university roommate of Joey Potter, portrayed by Katie Holmes.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

“Hey, guys! My roommate wants to be a potato farmer!”

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby