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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The building, adjacent to Medical Center East's south tower, used to be a dorm for students and housed a barber shop in the front and a deli in the back.
—Beth Warren, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Sep. 2025
But a dorm stay, like a White House second term, typically maxes out at four years.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 25 Sep. 2025
Five students — Estes, her roommate, the two friends and the teammate who had gone to Stouffer with Estes — gathered inside the Ellsworth dorm room.
—Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2025
Soon after, Megan left her dorm, wandered for a time around campus and was lost from public view.
—Brian Brant, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
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Beth Warren, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Sep. 2025
But a dorm stay, like a White House second term, typically maxes out at four years.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 25 Sep. 2025
Five students — Estes, her roommate, the two friends and the teammate who had gone to Stouffer with Estes — gathered inside the Ellsworth dorm room.
—Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2025
Soon after, Megan left her dorm, wandered for a time around campus and was lost from public view.
—Brian Brant, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 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 1 Oct. 2025.
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