cellmate
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cellmate
Example Sentences
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“He just wanted to live, to work, and to make his parents happy,” said Hamid Chapati, a former cellmate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
Epstein's cellmate was released the day before his death.
From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2026
He and his Nigerian cellmate were also persuaded by the Kremlin's arguments to fight Ukraine.
From Barron's ● Jan. 30, 2026
Coincidentally, that brother-in-law was the cellmate of a man named James Earl Ray.
From Slate ● Dec. 1, 2025
A decade earlier in the underground prison, Shin’s aging cellmate had dared to talk about food outside the camp.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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