1
: a formal dance given by a high school or college class
2
British
: promenade sense 2
Examples of prom in a Sentence
Noun
Are you going to the prom?
he resolved to ask her to the school prom at the first opportunity
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Henry Selick, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2025
Some of the work is very dark, but one of its most joyous initiatives is a yearly prom, on the Friday before Valentine’s Day, for children and adults who are disabled, known as Night to Shine.
—Belinda Luscombe, Time, 3 Nov. 2025
Ditching the fake blood, the TV star wore a pretty pink prom dress and tiara while clutching a flower bouquet to recreate the chilling scene from the film adaptation of Stephen King’s novel of the same name.
—Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
After prom, Thomas later sold the gown to pay her mother back and put money toward college.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Bruce next formed Child, which became Steel Mill, who somehow ended up playing our senior prom.
—Henry Selick, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2025
Some of the work is very dark, but one of its most joyous initiatives is a yearly prom, on the Friday before Valentine’s Day, for children and adults who are disabled, known as Night to Shine.
—Belinda Luscombe, Time, 3 Nov. 2025
Ditching the fake blood, the TV star wore a pretty pink prom dress and tiara while clutching a flower bouquet to recreate the chilling scene from the film adaptation of Stephen King’s novel of the same name.
—Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
After prom, Thomas later sold the gown to pay her mother back and put money toward college.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for prom
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“Prom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prom. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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