dressing room
noun
: a room used chiefly for dressing
especially
: a room in a theater for changing costumes and makeup
Examples of dressing room in a Sentence
He waited in his dressing room until it was time for him to appear on stage.
Recent Examples on the Web
Bennett immediately dropped his stick before heading to the bench and down the tunnel to the dressing room.
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2024
Upstairs, the primary suite offers a bedroom with a marble fireplace and private balcony, plus a spa-style bath and a bespoke dressing room.
—Leslie Rivera, Robb Report, 22 Apr. 2024
Thirty seconds later, the officers heard screaming from the dressing room and discovered Valentina and her distraught mother.
—Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2024
Gosling calls out, before the lights in the dressing room turn on, revealing Stapleton’s signature straw hat, sitting teasingly on a vanity.
—Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
In a dressing room backstage, Jak Bush, a stage assistant, uses a toothbrush to carefully remove a tiny spot from one of two Aloha jumpsuits Trevino wears in the show.
—Tammy Ljungblad, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2024
He is believed to have dug up the journal of a pregnant singer named Joanna, who allegedly killed herself via poison after her father murdered her lover and hung him in the dressing room.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 21 Mar. 2024
For instance: After pulling a muscle onstage, the actress had to go straight into physical therapy following a recent video interview from her London dressing room, depriving her of a chance to relay a treasured theatrical anecdote.
—Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
In a nearby dressing room, filled with costumes on racks and wigs on shelves, Byers adheres false eyelashes, coats her lips with a deep burgundy lipstick and adjusts her wig.
—Tammy Ljungblad, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2024
Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2024
Upstairs, the primary suite offers a bedroom with a marble fireplace and private balcony, plus a spa-style bath and a bespoke dressing room.
—Leslie Rivera, Robb Report, 22 Apr. 2024
Thirty seconds later, the officers heard screaming from the dressing room and discovered Valentina and her distraught mother.
—Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2024
Gosling calls out, before the lights in the dressing room turn on, revealing Stapleton’s signature straw hat, sitting teasingly on a vanity.
—Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
In a dressing room backstage, Jak Bush, a stage assistant, uses a toothbrush to carefully remove a tiny spot from one of two Aloha jumpsuits Trevino wears in the show.
—Tammy Ljungblad, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2024
He is believed to have dug up the journal of a pregnant singer named Joanna, who allegedly killed herself via poison after her father murdered her lover and hung him in the dressing room.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 21 Mar. 2024
For instance: After pulling a muscle onstage, the actress had to go straight into physical therapy following a recent video interview from her London dressing room, depriving her of a chance to relay a treasured theatrical anecdote.
—Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
In a nearby dressing room, filled with costumes on racks and wigs on shelves, Byers adheres false eyelashes, coats her lips with a deep burgundy lipstick and adjusts her wig.
—Tammy Ljungblad, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2024
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“Dressing room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dressing%20room. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
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