How to Use teammate in a Sentence

teammate

noun
  • They have been teammates for several years.
  • She's very popular among her teammates.
  • Green climbed to his feet with the help of teammates and stayed in the game.
    Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Apr. 2023
  • Tarasenko did his part to earn the respect of his new teammates.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2024
  • But on the practice court, Watkins blends in with her teammates.
    Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2023
  • Berry said he and his teammates were fired up for the playoffs.
    Steve Fryer, Orange County Register, 25 Apr. 2024
  • Of course they were thrilled to have a teammate back, but what would this mean for their roles?
    J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal, 15 Dec. 2022
  • The next trip might feature a behind-the-back dish to an open teammate.
    Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2023
  • Still, Adams and his teammates are taking things one game at a time.
    Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Two of her teammates tried to steady her by hooking their arms through hers.
    Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Marine Johannes brought the ball up and found teammate Williams near the three-point line.
    Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 11 Aug. 2024
  • At the time, his teammates weren’t aware of his health condition.
    Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Williams’ death was mourned by his former team and teammates online at the time.
    Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Invite a newer teammate for coffee or to join you and the team for lunch.
    Tracy Brower, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
  • The girls do eat their teammate, Jackie, who died from extreme cold at the end of the first season.
    Samuel Maude, ELLE, 25 Apr. 2023
  • His favorite part of the evening was cheering for his teammates.
    Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 17 July 2024
  • The 6-foot-3 junior scored five of his team-high 18 points in the second half and found open looks for teammates on drive-and-kick plays.
    Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Lillard couldn’t be both the good locker room guy and try to get his wack teammates shipped out of town.
    Corbin Smith, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Coaxed by teammates to take a curtain call, Ohtani emerged just as the pitch clock was about to expire in the next at-bat.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2024
  • As a kid, my teammates and I never rose to the level of Biles or Raisman.
    Kelly Jones, The Atlantic, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Jones was on the sidelines for that play, but knew the option was coming to his teammate.
    Lori Nickel, Journal Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2023
  • Sanders was the teammate that created the moniker of Teach Tape Fairbanks.
    Evan Dudley, al, 30 Sep. 2022
  • One player wears a headband with a card and has to guess what’s on it based on clues from their teammates.
    Maya Polton, Parents, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Britton said he’s gone with his new teammates to play golf.
    Matt Cohen | McOhen@al.com, al, 12 Aug. 2023
  • The play is simple: Get Trammell the ball on top with his four teammates flattened across the baseline.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Nov. 2023
  • One of her biggest threats to winning is teammate Suni Lee, the gold medalist in Tokyo.
    John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2024
  • My toe popped back in on its own but my teammates and I were all shocked into silence.
    Scott M. Reid, Orange County Register, 18 May 2024
  • Jaxon Smith-Njigba, a teammate of Stroud’s, was the player in the photo.
    Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2022
  • On cue, Kittle rose from the bench and began exhorting the crowd as well as his teammates.
    Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2024
  • Bo Nix just misses connecting with former Oregon teammate Troy Franklin for a deep pass.
    Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 27 Oct. 2024

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