roomy
adjective
affording ample room; spacious; large.
roomies
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pluralof roomy.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Glenn Whipp, meanwhile, suffers from “Pitt” withdrawal: “What are they doing now? Is Nurse Dana coming back? Are roomies Santos and Whitaker about to kill each other? I need answers. I can’t wait until January.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2025
In the group chat with the roomies, they floated the idea of getting a perm.
From New York Times ● Dec. 2, 2022
Alex and I work well together as friends and roomies and are likely going to be living together until we make enough money to buy our own places.
From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2018
After Seattle’s music goes viral and commercial, the young roomies descend into jealous backbiting and feuding — irritatingly resurrected when the group holds an awkward reunion 20 years later.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 27, 2013
“I'm right across the hall if you ever want to talk, kiddo. We used to be pals when you were younger. There’s no reason we can’t get back to that now that we’re roomies again.”
From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman
