Mate example sentences

Related (9): friend, companion, partner, buddy, pal, colleague, spouse, checkmate, crewmate

"Mate" Example Sentences

  1. My mate from uni just got engaged and honestly I'm so happy for him.
  2. She's been my best mate since we were kids — can't imagine life without her.
  3. He told his mate about the job offer before he even told his family.
  4. The two of them are mates now, after years of barely speaking to each other.
  5. I'm going out for drinks with my mates tonight if you want to join.
  6. Your mate seems like a solid guy — where'd you two meet?
  7. They've been mates forever, so when they had a falling out, everyone felt it.
  8. My mate keeps texting me about this new show — I think I need to watch it.
  9. The captain and his mate were the last ones to leave the ship.
  10. In chess, you're looking for checkmate, not just mate.
  11. The birds will mate in the spring and raise their chicks together.
  12. He lost his mate in the accident and never quite recovered.
  13. Your mate's got good taste in music — we should all hang out sometime.
  14. The two animals were brought together to mate in captivity.
  15. I asked my mate if he wanted to grab lunch, but he's swamped with work.
  16. She introduced me to her mate and we hit it off immediately.
  17. The old sailor told stories about his mate who went overboard in a storm.
  18. They're mates in the truest sense — they've been through everything together.
  19. My mate reckons we should take the scenic route instead of the highway.
  20. The male penguin found his mate and they stayed together for life.
  21. I can't believe my mate is moving to Australia — we'll barely see each other.
  22. His mate warned him about the investment, but he didn't listen.
  23. The chess player saw mate in three moves and resigned immediately.
  24. We were mates in secondary school but lost touch after graduation.
  25. The breeding program pairs each male with a compatible mate.
  26. Your mate's been asking about you — I think she wants to catch up.
  27. He and his mate opened a restaurant together and it's actually thriving.
  28. The two of them became mates after bonding over their shared love of hiking.
  29. My mate says the food here is incredible, so we had to try it.
  30. She found her mate online and they've been together for five years now.

Common Phrases

  1. best mate
  2. old mate
  3. mate for life
  4. checkmate
  5. shipmate
  6. roommate
  7. playmate
  8. soul mate
  9. mate's rates
  10. be mates with
  11. become mates

Examples by Level

A1
  1. My mate is very nice.
  2. He plays with his mate every day.
A2
  1. I went to the cinema with my mate last weekend.
  2. She introduced me to her new mate at the party.
B1
  1. My mate reckons we should try that new restaurant downtown.
  2. They've been mates since primary school and still talk almost every day.
B2
  1. When he found out his mate had betrayed his confidence, something shifted between them.
  2. She'd always been the kind of person who made mates easily, but keeping them was harder.
C1
  1. The two of them had transcended the typical boundaries of mate-ship, becoming something closer to siblings.
  2. He understood, perhaps better than most, that a true mate was someone who stayed even when leaving would have been easier.
C2
  1. There's a particular kind of loyalty that exists between mates who've weathered genuine hardship together — unspoken, unshakeable, and rarely articulated.
  2. She'd come to realize that the mate you choose often matters more than the family you're born into.

Examples by Scenario

🏠 Everyday Life
  1. My mate's been staying on my sofa for three weeks now and I'm starting to hint that he needs to find his own place.
  2. I bumped into an old mate at the supermarket and we ended up chatting for half an hour in the cereal aisle.
💼 Workplace
  1. My mate in accounting just got promoted and honestly, he deserves it — he's been working insane hours.
  2. The new guy turned out to be a solid mate, which made the whole team dynamic better.
📊 Business
  1. We brought in a business mate to help with the expansion — someone we'd worked with before and trusted completely.
  2. The partnership fell apart when one mate wanted to scale aggressively and the other wanted to stay small.
🛒 Buying / Shopping
  1. I asked my mate which laptop to buy and he spent an hour comparing specs with me.
  2. My mate swears by this brand, so I figured I'd give it a shot even though it's pricier.
✈️ Travel
  1. Traveling with a mate is either brilliant or a complete disaster — there's no middle ground.
  2. My mate got food poisoning in Barcelona and I had to spend the day finding a pharmacy instead of sightseeing.
📚 Education
  1. My daughter made a new mate on the first day of secondary school and they've been inseparable ever since.
  2. The teacher paired me with a mate I'd never spoken to before and we actually ended up doing decent work together.
❤️ Relationships
  1. When we broke up, I had to figure out who got to keep our mutual mate — it was awkward for everyone.
  2. He introduced me to his mate and I could tell immediately that she didn't approve of me.
📰 News / Politics
  1. The politician was photographed with his childhood mate at a charity event, which the media ran with for days.
  2. Animal welfare advocates are pushing for stricter regulations on how breeding mates are selected in captivity.
💻 Technology
  1. There's an app now that helps you find a mate based on your interests — my mate tried it and it's actually kind of creepy.
  2. The AI algorithm suggested my mate as a potential connection, which was hilarious because we already know each other.
📝 Formal Writing
  1. The study examined the factors that determine mate selection in long-term partnerships across multiple cultures.
  2. Regulations governing the breeding of endangered species require careful documentation of each mate pairing and its outcomes.

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