colleagues
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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They have also witnessed triumphs, like a pharmaceutical worker who conquered severe vertigo to stand on a colleague’s shoulders.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
GMP said Sgt Foster used his bare hands to stem his colleague's bleeding before paramedics arrived.
From BBC • Oct. 19, 2025
Listening to the European golfers plead with fans to not chuck beers at a colleague’s spouse was mortifying.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 3, 2025
Sen. Adam Schiff, our other California senator, came to his colleague’s defense, demanding an investigation.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2025
The man in the grey suit halts, though he could easily continue on through his colleague’s apparition unimpeded.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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