How to Use seatmate in a Sentence

seatmate

noun
  • My seatmate on the flight to Rome was very friendly.
  • Don't be surprised if your seatmates lean over for a squeeze.
    — Zoe Ruffner, Vogue, 21 Feb. 2020
  • 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
  • Have a little respect for your seatmate and those around you.
    — Seventeen, 6 May 2017
  • Like a bad airline seatmate, the horse beside him reared up in a fuss.
    — Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 20 May 2022
  • One seatmate at a Sunday show called the vibe of the week tone deaf.
    — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 29 June 2026
  • Perhaps a snoring seatmate sounds like nails on a chalkboard to you?
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2022
  • Dvaladze said her own seatmate did not even have to explain himself.
    — Avi Selk, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2018
  • Still, statement jackets are a must, and why not have a little fun and match with a seatmate?
    — Phil Oh, Vogue, 11 Feb. 2023
  • Check in early or your seatmate will be a hungry Siberian tiger.
    — Jiji Lee, The New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2019
  • Just like my seatmate who could speak Spanish to the frail, blind traveler on the plane.
    — Scott McMurren, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Jan. 2018
  • If your seatmate is a stranger, introduce yourself in a calming voice.
    — Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 17 Nov. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • When the wheels touched down at JFK, my seatmate did a double-take looking at his watch.
    — Lara Kramer, CNT, 21 Sep. 2017
  • When the house lights came on for intermission, a woman seated nearby turned to her seatmate.
    — Sarah Bahr, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2023
  • 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
  • Simone was his seatmate, en route to audition for the same TV series.
    — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
  • Wear this Dudley Stephens jacket right out to dinner, or impress your seatmate on a plane.
    — Amanda Eyre Ward, Travel + Leisure, 2 May 2026
  • 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
  • Out of your tote and into the seatback, you’ll be seated and ready for takeoff while your seatmate is bouncing around looking for their charger.
    — Carin Ryan, Travel + Leisure, 20 May 2026
  • The 17-year-old typed a message on her phone saying her seatmate touched her and showed her mother, prosecutors said.
    — Sara Schilling, Sacramento Bee, 7 Feb. 2025
  • 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
  • An Oklahoma mom has a new hero after she was rescued from a body shaming seatmate on a flight to Chicago.
    — Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com, 17 May 2018
  • There is one seat by the window on either side of the plane and a pair of seats in the center (with a slide-out divider that can separate you from your seatmate).
    — Ramsey Qubein, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2025
  • Over-the-ear hooks and multiple ear tips create a secure, noise-isolating fit to drown out the snoring of your sleeping seatmate.
    — Necee Regis, BostonGlobe.com, 15 May 2018
  • My seatmate in the Minskoff Theatre was in fact my 30-year-old daughter, Lizzie.
    — Peter Marks, Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2022
  • 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

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