: 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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She was joined by seatmates Lucy Boynton and Sadie Sink, who were also decked out in Chanel.
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Catherine Santino, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025
From a screaming child to chatty seatmates, keeping a pair of these comfortable earplugs in your bag is key to ensuring interrupted sleep.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2025
My seatmate was Stuart Walker, who works at National CineMedia, a company that displays pre-show advertisements at movie theatres.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
The social media star has some hot takes including when to arrive at the airport and what makes the perfect seatmate.
—Christine Burroni, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2025
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Catherine Santino, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025
From a screaming child to chatty seatmates, keeping a pair of these comfortable earplugs in your bag is key to ensuring interrupted sleep.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2025
My seatmate was Stuart Walker, who works at National CineMedia, a company that displays pre-show advertisements at movie theatres.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
The social media star has some hot takes including when to arrive at the airport and what makes the perfect seatmate.
—Christine Burroni, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Seatmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seatmate. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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