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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During a recent visit to the Jesus the Good Shepherd Migrant Shelter on the outskirts of Tapachula, most of the dorm rooms were unoccupied.
—Daniel Gonzalez, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
In 2018, Ali Grace, founder and CEO of her namesake brand, was sitting in her dorm room at the University of Massachusetts Amherst when the frustration of finding jeans that fit finally hit a tipping point.
—Andre Claudio, Sourcing Journal, 7 Nov. 2025
Elliot heard from people who have loved ones at Columbia Correctional Institutions in Lake City that two dorms there had been cleared out.
—Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
The facilities were the first co-ed community bathrooms of their kind at any of the institution's 27 dorms.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025
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Daniel Gonzalez, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
In 2018, Ali Grace, founder and CEO of her namesake brand, was sitting in her dorm room at the University of Massachusetts Amherst when the frustration of finding jeans that fit finally hit a tipping point.
—Andre Claudio, Sourcing Journal, 7 Nov. 2025
Elliot heard from people who have loved ones at Columbia Correctional Institutions in Lake City that two dorms there had been cleared out.
—Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
The facilities were the first co-ed community bathrooms of their kind at any of the institution's 27 dorms.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 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 15 Nov. 2025.
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