How to Use seatmate in a Sentence

seatmate

noun

• My seatmate on the flight to Rome was very friendly.
• One of her male seatmates had their legs spread open to the point where his leg bumped against hers.
  — Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2024
• Like a bad airline seatmate, the horse beside him reared up in a fuss.
  — Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 20 May 2022
• Don't be surprised if your seatmates lean over for a squeeze.
  — Zoe Ruffner, Vogue, 21 Feb. 2020
• Just like my seatmate who could speak Spanish to the frail, blind traveler on the plane.
  — Scott McMurren, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Jan. 2018
• Have a little respect for your seatmate and those around you.
  — Seventeen, 6 May 2017
• When the wheels touched down at JFK, my seatmate did a double-take looking at his watch.
  — Lara Kramer, CNT, 21 Sep. 2017
• Still, statement jackets are a must, and why not have a little fun and match with a seatmate?
  — Phil Oh, Vogue, 11 Feb. 2023
• Those in the Middle Seat Lounge can also take a three-pack of Coke bottles to share with their seatmates.
  — Kelly Yamanouchi, ajc, 21 May 2018
• And if the choices are a chatty seatmate or one with bad body odor, 74% are going to take the talker.
  — Chris Morris, Fortune, 12 Dec. 2022
• Etiquette experts weigh in: What to do if your seatmate won't mask up 2.
  — Dawn Gilbertson, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2020
• My seatmate in the Minskoff Theatre was in fact my 30-year-old daughter, Lizzie.
  — Peter Marks, Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2022
• Perhaps a snoring seatmate sounds like nails on a chalkboard to you?
  — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2022
• If your seatmate on the flight over spent the trip coughing in your direction or cold mountain air has sucked the life from your skin, get to the spa.
  — Meirav Devash, CNN, 15 May 2017
• His seatmate in first class turned up with her own wine, having dumped her drink from the airport club into a to-go cup.
  — Ron Lieber, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2017
• Heaven forbid your seatmate needs to make a trip to the loo and gets their feet tangled in your device’s cord that is across their path.
  — latimes.com, 1 July 2018
• After reading for a while, Alexander then turned to his seatmate, Mike Lee, of Utah, and shared a passage with him.
  — Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2020
• But the only thing more obnoxious than a cranky TSA agent or seatmate with bare feet is flying with a bad back.
  — Erica Sweeney, SELF, 26 Feb. 2024
• Check in early or your seatmate will be a hungry Siberian tiger.
  — Jiji Lee, The New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2019
• Dvaladze said her own seatmate did not even have to explain himself.
  — Avi Selk, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2018
• Pro tip: Eye shades also do the trick for avoiding a talkative seatmate.
  — George Hobica, USA TODAY, 19 Sep. 2017
• His seatmate nursed a bottle of sizzurp – a potent mix of codeine and Sprite – and the man twitched uncontrollably for the seven-hour flight to Bali.
  — Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 7 July 2023
• His seatmate nursed a bottle of sizzurp — a potent mix of codeine and Sprite — and the man twitched uncontrollably for the seven-hour flight to Bali.
  — Christopher Elliott | On Travel, Anchorage Daily News, 13 July 2023
• Rainn Wilson shared a video of his unassuming seatmate on a flight watching The Office.
  — Jessica Wang, EW.com, 13 Apr. 2023
• Watch flawed leads Geng Geng, an awkward student, her seatmate, Yu Huai, a top student, and their crew grow in high school and beyond.
  — L Tong, Wired, 15 Jan. 2022
• This is also great for frequent fliers who don't want to disturb their seatmates by turning on the overhead light mid-flight.
  — Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 17 July 2024
• If your seatmate is a stranger, introduce yourself in a calming voice.
  — Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 17 Nov. 2023
• Both he and Adele were photographed laughing and enjoying the game alongside their seatmate John Legend, and his son Miles.
  — Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 Jan. 2022
• But when Schereéya sat down in their seat -- the row in front of the red-sweatshirt-wearing stranger -- they were quickly distracted by their seatmate, who happened to be from Japan.
  — Francesca Street, CNN, 7 Feb. 2022
• Except, in this case: Helen’s new seatmate (his name would later be revealed to be Euan) was … hot!
  — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 6 July 2018

Last Updated: 23 Nov 2024