schoolmate

Example Sentences

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De Vusser, a former schoolmate of Boone’s who has since been promoted to Bain’s chief executive, advised Lotus to focus its global growth efforts on Biscoff rather than its other products.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

He was spared execution when one of his captors took a second look at his face and recognized him as the generous schoolmate who used to share his lunch.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 27, 2025

“She could talk to anyone,” said Molly Trujillo, a West Virginia schoolmate who became Carolina’s closest friend.

From New York Times • Nov. 16, 2023

We as the reader come to this fictional Diana through a fictional schoolmate Sandy she confides in, who she then has this pivotal recurring moment with later on near the end of her marriage.

From Salon • Sep. 6, 2023

Maybe it was your mother’s dead spirit who guided her Shanghai schoolmate to find her daughters.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan