schoolmate

A teenage boy in Malaysia is on trial for allegedly killing a female schoolmate, in a high-profile case that has sparked debate about the effects of social media on children.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

Roman Kostenko, an opposition lawmaker who is secretary of the parliament’s national security committee, described his former university schoolmate Budanov as a “military man, first and foremost” and an effective manager.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026

“In 1989, I believe I lost three brothers,” said a tearful Hecht, who still can’t believe that a schoolmate of hers has been in prison for decades.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2024

“Where is Principal Dressback???” a schoolmate and friend, Karl Julian, titled a video on his YouTube channel.

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2024

I asked my schoolmate Mary to write a letter to me.

From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer

In Mr. Harris’s telling, long before Augustus came to rule vast swaths of the earth, he was a sickly boy named Octavius, bullied by schoolmates until the far-stronger Agrippa became his protector.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

He has spent most of his life in South L.A., where he was embraced by his Black neighbors and schoolmates.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

He has no siblings, no schoolmates and, after the death of the only other boy within walking distance, no friends—but he has Flag, an orphaned fawn.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026

But his victory reflects the dynamics of a rapidly changing city where about a million Muslims have become fully integrated members of society, as neighbors, friends and schoolmates of the non-Muslim majority.

From Salon ● Nov. 8, 2025

To elude the exam panic around me, I avoided my schoolmates and stuck to Bright, little suspecting it was he of all people who would shatter my peace.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo