schoolmate
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of schoolmate
Example Sentences
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Roman Kostenko, an opposition lawmaker who is secretary of the parliament’s national security committee, described his former university schoolmate Budanov as a “military man, first and foremost” and an effective manager.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
“In 1989, I believe I lost three brothers,” said a tearful Hecht, who still can’t believe that a schoolmate of hers has been in prison for decades.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2024
“Where is Principal Dressback???” a schoolmate and friend, Karl Julian, titled a video on his YouTube channel.
From Salon • Sep. 19, 2024
He later cultivated a close relationship with Jiang Zemin, a former schoolmate from Shanghai who rose to become China’s president and who died in 2022.
From New York Times • Feb. 14, 2024
Its developer was Ernest Lawrence, who had shared his boyhood fascination with electric gadgetry with Merle Tuve, his schoolmate and friend from across the street in a compact South Dakota town named Canton.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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