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schoolmate

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Recent Examples of schoolmate In 2025, schoolmates and teachers encouraged Vu to audition for Cal State Fullerton’s quartet festival master class, open to three girls and three boys. — Theresa Walker, Oc Register, 14 May 2026 While the Rutgers sophomore Park is a native of Northern New Jersey and can easily come and go to campus from home, many of his schoolmates are from other corners of America. — Griffin Eckstein, NBC news, 8 May 2026 He was loaded with schoolmates into a truck once used to haul chickens and left in the summer heat before spending three nights in an overcrowded jail cell without a bed. — Leah Willingham, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026 Diana’s prep schoolmate Delissa Needham will appear in the series, speaking on camera for the first time, plus hairdresser Sam McKnight, astrologer Penny Thornton and confidante Daily Mail journalist Richard Kay. — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for schoolmate

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Afghanistan was still a conservative society shaped by years of conflict, and students knew that certain questions could be misunderstood, draw unwanted attention or upset teachers and classmates.

— Fatima Faizi, NPR, 14 Aug. 2026
This feeling also ripples throughout the community, casting a shadow on fellow classmates, family and loved ones.

— Narmeen Khan, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of classmate

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Khaite and Dior turn tailored trousers into schoolboy bermudas while Maria McManus and Isabel Marant make pedal-pushing leggings look cooler than ever.

— Rosie Jarman, Vogue, 10 July 2026
As Prime Minister, Howard—a lifelong conservative who has lived abroad once, campaigning for the Tories in London—was known for having an almost schoolboy zeal for the job.

— Oscar Schwartz, New Yorker, 29 June 2026

Definition of schoolboy

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The infielder and his teammates had earned it Wednesday with a 4-3, 11-inning victory that secured more than a sweep of the first-place Milwaukee Brewers.

— Dennis Lin, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Under Hansi Flick, Rodri could play a number of midfield positions depending on the formation, but either behind or by the side of FC Barcelona number 8 Pedri, his Spain teammate, are the most likely layouts.

— Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of teammate

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Though clearly not human, Nanno (Chicha Amatayakul) is just a schoolgirl who wants to have fun.

— Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
Among the various aspects of the movie that its English title refers to, not least is the unhinged rampage Lina unleashes at a couple of schoolgirls, a gringa loca on the razor’s edge.

— Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026

Definition of schoolgirl

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Would that every schoolchild could stand on the grassy knoll for a quiet minute, pondering the imponderables.

— Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
Provincial transport department official Siboniso Duma said in a statement that 11 people, including a schoolchild, died at the scene, although that was according to preliminary information.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Jan. 2026

Definition of schoolchild

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The family of Meredith Kercher — her roommate who was killed in Italy in 2007 — isn’t amused.

— Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
Amanda Knox is taking her story to a comedy stage in Edinburgh, nearly two decades after the murder of her roommate Meredith Kercher thrust her into an international media frenzy.

— USA TODAY, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of roommate

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The survey polled 1,000 parents of undergraduate students between the ages of 18 and 24, as well as 1,000 undergraduate students, in April and May.

— Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2026
Students are borrowing less because of longstanding caps on federal student loans for undergraduates, limits that haven't risen in many years.

— Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026

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