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
Graham played Eddie Miller in the series, which told the story of a teenage boy accused of killing a schoolmate.
From BBC • Sep. 15, 2025
Suspicion soon fell on 20-year-old Samuel Woodward, Bernstein’s former schoolmate at the Orange County School of the Arts, who had admitted to being with him in the park the night he disappeared.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2024
We as the reader come to this fictional Diana through a fictional schoolmate Sandy she confides in, who she then has this pivotal recurring moment with later on near the end of her marriage.
From Salon • Sep. 6, 2023
Because after your mother died, the schoolmate saw your sisters, by chance, while shopping for shoes at the Number One Department Store on Nanjing Dong Road.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
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