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.
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Meg hit it off with her flatmates and was enjoying the social side of university, joining swimming and netball teams.
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Robert's flatmates didn't go out much, and his course didn't feel very sociable.
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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.
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You've finally figured out how to use the washing machine, your flatmates are starting to feel like friends, and the whirlwind of freshers' week is behind you.
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