Mate has 1 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | I'd really like to prepare a mate, but it seems I don't have yerba mate. | |
| 2. | Where is the mate to this sock? | |
| 3. | We can conjecture that it may be advantageous for a particular bird to be known to its neighbors or its mate. | |
| 4. | If you mate a horse with an ass you will get a mule. | |
| 5. | He is my working mate. | |
| 6. | He was dropped because of his running mate. | |
| 7. | Christopher Columbus was notorious for repeatedly snoozing his alarm clock by hitting it with his fist. Unfortunately, his "alarm clock" was usually his first mate. | |
| 8. | My beer was finished off by my room-mate. | |
| 9. | My uncommonly well-made sneaker lasted 5 years. Its mate did not. | |
| 10. | The woodpecker is feeding its mate. |