: one with whom one shares a seat (as in a vehicle with double or paired seats)
Examples of seatmate in a Sentence
My seatmate on the flight to Rome was very friendly.
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While boarding the plane from Boston to Atlanta, the passenger headed toward their seat on the flight but first ran into the seatmate.
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Sydney Borchers, Fox News, 12 Feb. 2025
The 17-year-old typed a message on her phone saying her seatmate touched her and showed her mother, prosecutors said.
—Sara Schilling, Sacramento Bee, 7 Feb. 2025
For instance, recently on an 11-hour transatlantic flight, my seatmate was having difficulty getting sound in both ears with the airline headset.
—Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, Jenner, 27, and her seatmate Elle Fanning, 26, seemed friendly and chatted with each other while Chalamet, 29, talked with another attendee.
—Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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Sydney Borchers, Fox News, 12 Feb. 2025
The 17-year-old typed a message on her phone saying her seatmate touched her and showed her mother, prosecutors said.
—Sara Schilling, Sacramento Bee, 7 Feb. 2025
For instance, recently on an 11-hour transatlantic flight, my seatmate was having difficulty getting sound in both ears with the airline headset.
—Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, Jenner, 27, and her seatmate Elle Fanning, 26, seemed friendly and chatted with each other while Chalamet, 29, talked with another attendee.
—Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for seatmate
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“Seatmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seatmate. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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