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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McCarthy has discussed the challenges of being away from his family members and his fiancee, Katya Kuropas, as well as mainly being confined to a dorm room.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
The explosion of attention was traumatizing — death threats slipped under her dorm room door, paparazzi combed through her trash, and she was forced off campus with round-the-clock security.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Grossberg fell sick after returning to her dorm at the University of Delaware and needed to be hospitalized.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
In one photo, the proud mom could be seen helping her daughter unpack her dorm room, surrounded by bags and boxes.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
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Alec Lewis, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
The explosion of attention was traumatizing — death threats slipped under her dorm room door, paparazzi combed through her trash, and she was forced off campus with round-the-clock security.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Grossberg fell sick after returning to her dorm at the University of Delaware and needed to be hospitalized.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
In one photo, the proud mom could be seen helping her daughter unpack her dorm room, surrounded by bags and boxes.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 4 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 9 Sep. 2025.
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