How to Use colleague in a Sentence

colleague

noun
Definition of colleaguenext
Synonyms for colleaguenext
  • A colleague of mine will be speaking at the conference.
  • And based on the stories that have emerged from friends and colleagues, that seems to have been true of Perry himself.
    — Alex Zaragoza, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Dad worked long hours and sometimes brought home colleagues.
    — Hazlitt, 7 June 2023
  • Recently, one of my colleagues sent me an email with a Fab or Flub idea.
    — Courtney Ortega, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Conyers saw something and called out for one of his colleagues.
    — WIRED, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Some of her colleagues, though, noted that many of the ZIP codes listed are inside cities.
    — Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2024
  • With input from Wang’s colleague Zhaohuan Zhu, the group worked around the clock (and in one case during a flight to Europe).
    — Quanta Magazine, 13 Nov. 2023
  • According to the outlet, the women were at the game to celebrate the end of the first week of classes with their colleagues.
    — Alexis Jones, Peoplemag, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Fine doesn’t call her a student, but instead a colleague.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 23 Nov. 2023
  • My colleague Leo Schwartz and I teamed up for a new deep dive on the state of crypto venture capital in 2023.
    — Anne Sraders, Fortune, 1 June 2023
  • Now a high-pressure hosing was the reward for a donation to a colleague’s cause of choice.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 19 June 2023
  • Within days, the official had found a colleague who would play the avatar in a real-world meeting with the Russians.
    — Elizabeth Dwoskin, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2023
  • At that point, McConnell turned away from the podium and stood nearby while his colleagues took the microphone.
    — Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 26 July 2023
  • Jacobs and her colleagues had to use substance that looked real and was also … snortable.
    — Jocelyn Noveck, Fortune, 15 Jan. 2024
  • After corralling most of the bees, Jameson received a ride home to Grimsby from a colleague.
    — Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Many of her former colleagues left for higher-paying jobs in D.C.
    — Lauren Lumpkin, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
  • The events of the past few days have been uncertain for our colleagues at OpenAl, and of intense interest to many others.
    — Tom Warren, The Verge, 22 Nov. 2023
  • In the scenario tested by Liu and his colleagues, light from the display is partially blocked by the user’s hand and reflects off their face.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Dupuis has sent male guitar colleagues to a favorite nail salon.
    — Jon Pareles, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2023
  • The former colleague is not home but speaks with Cavalcante via the video doorbell, according to Bivens.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Manrique knelt on a toilet in a dark bathroom stall, huddled silently next to her two colleagues.
    — Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2024
  • For example, a colleague assisted a student on a matter that is part of their job, but not mine.
    — Miss Manners | Judith Martin, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Thank you for being a great colleague, actor and friend @christianoliverofficial #foreverholdyourpeace.
    — Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 5 Jan. 2024
  • One of my customers—my dad’s colleague—badly cut her finger using her knife.
    — Aparna Nancherla, The New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Wyss-Coray and his colleagues’ work expands these aging pathways to more organs and body systems.
    — Lori Youmshajekian, Scientific American, 6 Dec. 2023
  • Woody strained to meet a high note or two, but maintained an electric presence onstage — one that his colleagues never quite matched.
    — Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2024
  • One colleague was shot along the way, the anesthesiologist said.
    — Miriam Berger, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2024
  • My colleague Philip Bump parsed its power and ahistoricism.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2023
  • Bernard said Thursday that her colleague in Ohio told her the girl's two brothers and her mother's boyfriend were possible suspects.
    — Aria Bendix, NBC News, 25 May 2023
  • But the surge may be short-lived if rates extend a post-January climb, reports my colleague Anna Bahney.
    — Krystal Hur, CNN, 23 Feb. 2024

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