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In Latin, camara or camera denoted a vaulted ceiling or roof. Later, the word simply mean “room, chamber” and was inherited by many European languages with that meaning. In the Spanish, the word became cámara, and a derivative of that was camarada “a group of soldiers quartered in a room” and hence “fellow soldier, companion.” That Spanish word was borrowed into French as camarade and then into Elizabethan English as both camerade and comerade.
Examples of comrade in a Sentence
He enjoys spending time with his old army comrades.
the boy, and two others who are known to be his comrades, are wanted for questioning by the police
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Jonny Diamond, our fearless editor, has been energized this week by our comrades in Minneapolis.
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Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 6 Feb. 2026
Alouette and her comrades pursue a different life but do not seek it for everyone, which feels right not just for their era but for their experience of trauma.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
As Hollywood mourns the loss of Catherine O’Hara, one of her Canadian comrades is paying tribute.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 31 Jan. 2026
Will Poulter, playing a young newcomer to the program, gives a superb performance; so do the nonprofessional actors cast as his comrades-in-recovery.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2026
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Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 6 Feb. 2026
Alouette and her comrades pursue a different life but do not seek it for everyone, which feels right not just for their era but for their experience of trauma.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
As Hollywood mourns the loss of Catherine O’Hara, one of her Canadian comrades is paying tribute.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 31 Jan. 2026
Will Poulter, playing a young newcomer to the program, gives a superb performance; so do the nonprofessional actors cast as his comrades-in-recovery.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for comrade
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“Comrade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comrade. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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