plural dorms
informal
: dormitory
In Norway, Tonya and Kerrigan were housed in the same dorm on the campus of the Toneheim Music School.—
Randall Sullivan
Randall Sullivan… writing about differences between coed dorms and single-sex dorms.—Karen Frantz
Karen FrantzThe pigeons descend on her, fluttering noisily as she makes her way to a bench outside my freshman dorm.—Julie Zickefoose
Julie ZickefooseExamples of dorm in a Sentence
We all lived in the same dorm during our sophomore year.
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Sánchez Bezos shared a photo Saturday of large blue bags that appeared filled with dorm essentials, sitting in front of framed comic book artwork.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Nevertheless, dorm life really is a blast from the past for the players, but that is one reason why coach Andy Reid likes having camp in St. Joseph.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2025
Ricci appeared in season 1 of the series as dorm mom Marilyn Thornhill.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 6 Aug. 2025
In episode 2, Anika (Sofia Bryant) shuts Belly's college dorm room door, which has a Bye Bye Birdie poster hung to the back of it.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025
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Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Nevertheless, dorm life really is a blast from the past for the players, but that is one reason why coach Andy Reid likes having camp in St. Joseph.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2025
Ricci appeared in season 1 of the series as dorm mom Marilyn Thornhill.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 6 Aug. 2025
In episode 2, Anika (Sofia Bryant) shuts Belly's college dorm room door, which has a Bye Bye Birdie poster hung to the back of it.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dorm
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“Dorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dorm. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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