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  • noun Plural form of flatmate.

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Examples

  • The relationships between the quintet enhances the tension as Cassie and the readers wonder who of these nice flatmates is the killer, if any; and when will the next attempt occur.

    The Likeness-Tana French « The Merry Genre Go Round Reviews 2008

  • I found (in the spare bedroom, which I hardly ever set foot in) that I still had heaps of stuff left behind by my two short-term flatmates, and by my friend the Chairman (who left China, came back, but never got around to reclaiming most of his clothes).

    Chinalyst - China blogs in English 2009

  • One of my flatmates is the personification of a drunken Irish slur.

    Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz 2009

  • It was great to meet up and hang out with her and her "flatmates" for a night.

    TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010

  • Its work featured a set of contemporary-looking characters and settings, such as flatmates eating a pizza and friends in a local pub.

    unknown title 2009

  • She called the police, who traced the phone to one of Kercher's Italian flatmates.

    Meredith Kercher murder: break-in and handprint clues at isolated cottage 2011

  • Dressed in a green shirt, and black hooded jacket, the University of Washington student – who had been jailed for 26 years for the murder – said she had good relations with all her three flatmates, even if she was a bit untidy and inattentive.

    Amanda Knox freed after four years in case that has no winners 2011

  • The first frustration is that there is no domestic status described, as it would be interesting to see how they share computers with their husbands, children, parents or flatmates.

    MAKE MONEY FAST 2009

  • One day I played a few games, and when I got back to college, I saw a beautiful girl called Elisa, one of my flatmates whom I had talked to before but did not really know.

    Henry’s Demons Patrick Cockburn 2011

  • One day I played a few games, and when I got back to college, I saw a beautiful girl called Elisa, one of my flatmates whom I had talked to before but did not really know.

    Henry’s Demons Patrick Cockburn 2011

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