flatmate
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Of course this isn't the case for all house-shares - but she thinks having an emotionally distant flatmate can make people "even more lonely" than if they lived alone.
From BBC • Dec. 17, 2025
The best she and her flatmate could do, she says, is to have movie nights in a box room that they also use to hang their washing.
From BBC • Oct. 31, 2025
But they are not here for a date, they are looking for a new flatmate.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2024
Later, he spoke to his flatmate and Glasgow team-mate, the prop Murphy Walker.
From BBC • Feb. 9, 2024
“And . . . your flatmate, she hasn’t noticed that you don’t go to work every day?”
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
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