How to Use schoolmate in a Sentence

schoolmate

noun
  • The two first meet as schoolmates in their home city, Seoul.
    Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 1 June 2023
  • Then, Morey joined the princess in signing a song for her schoolmates.
    Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 4 June 2019
  • Some of the old schoolmates who now work for him fill the room, and pour themselves glasses.
    Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Two students were stabbed in the course of nine days and a third was attacked by a group of schoolmates.
    Elizabeth A. Harris, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2018
  • Their group lost not just a schoolmate but also a friend.
    Emily Davies, Washington Post, 26 Dec. 2022
  • Sam found refuge in a quirky group of friends led by Sam's former schoolmate Joel (Jeff Hiller).
    Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Kate even revealed that the little girl shared a name with one of her son Prince Louis' schoolmates.
    Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2023
  • In one funny scene, Stan tries to explain the Kubrick film’s ending to a schoolmate, who glazes over and bolts.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2022
  • The students want to ban the kind of assault weapon used to kill 17 schoolmates and teachers and injure 17 others.
    Dave Hyde, Sun-Sentinel.com, 9 Mar. 2018
  • Her son survived an attack that killed three schoolmates and three adults.
    Kevin Sullivan, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Philip Klein, 10, was out of his Glasgow school on Friday to attend the march with his father and a schoolmate.
    New York Times, 5 Nov. 2021
  • Are any of your child’s schoolmates or friends exhibiting the same symptoms?
    Gabriela Moraru, M.d., miamiherald, 1 May 2018
  • Many off his schoolmates were protesting the Vietnam War, but Trump took no part in those marches.
    Avi Selk, Washington Post, 20 May 2018
  • Our hearts go out to the families and friends, schoolmates and everyone else.
    Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 2 May 2023
  • Chris Carney’s son, Alex, was one of three schoolmates involved in a high-speed crash in Prairie Village last week.
    Max Londberg and Joe Robertson, kansascity, 14 Feb. 2018
  • Over the course of more than 30 episodes, viewers got to known young Dean, his family, friends, schoolmates and teachers.
    Mary Colurso | McOlurso@al.com, al, 19 Sep. 2023
  • At home, her mother made stir-fries and soups; with schoolmates, Lê ate pasta and pizza.
    Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2023
  • The doctor—who happened to be the father of one of my old schoolmates—found me in the waiting room about a half hour after the procedure.
    Meredith Goldstein, Health.com, 4 Apr. 2018
  • On the eve of their departure, a party is being held at the house of a schoolmate, Roxana (Mara Vicol).
    Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 15 June 2022
  • Buttigieg was succeeded as mayor by James Mueller, a schoolmate and his former chief of staff.
    Washington Post, 16 Jan. 2021
  • Most are children, and the pain of losing 14 schoolmates and three educators is still raw.
    Callum Borchers, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2018
  • The bodies were the same age as his son; the neighbors were his friends and relatives; those bound for prison were his one-time schoolmates who had taken the other fork in the road.
    Sari Horwitz, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2017
  • Joe started coming round as a schoolmate of Judy’s brothers.
    Tribune News Service, oregonlive.com, 22 June 2019
  • On that morning, some of Preston’s schoolmates were running late.
    New York Times, 5 June 2018
  • When the shots rang out, Sawyer and Andrea were together in their drama class in a building not too far from where their schoolmates would die.
    Erika Pesantes, Sun-Sentinel.com, 3 Mar. 2018
  • Some were schoolmates of the fourth-graders in Bucha, murdered alongside many parents in the community.
    Kamila Hrabchuk, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Squire traveled with her schoolmates from Yellow Springs, Ohio to Cincinnati.
    Cameron Knight, Cincinnati.com, 26 Mar. 2018
  • In the opening shot, as his schoolmates brawl with a rival gang in the street, Carlos stands calmly amid the fray, unpunching and unpunched.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Aug. 2019
  • In a poignant scene, Avdhut connects with an old schoolmate from the village, who is grasping at straws to find a job and a future for himself.
    Deborah Young, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 July 2019
  • In fact, many cobia were caught right at boatside after following their hooked schoolmate to the boat.
    Frank Sargeant, al, 14 Nov. 2021

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