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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Frog Fountain – Campus Commons The $100 million Campus Commons is the central point of campus, tucked between dorm halls, the Brown Lupton University Union (BLUU) and Frog Fountain.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Feb. 2026
My dorm room was number 32 in Weld Hall, a nineteenth-century Victorian building in Harvard Yard that had recently been renovated.
—Lloyd Blankfein, Vanity Fair, 19 Feb. 2026
The Dorm’s New ‘Frenemy’ Their quest will be all the more challenging when a new friend (or foe) appears in the dorm.
—Sarah Scott, Parents, 18 Feb. 2026
The dorm itself is owned by a private company and all reimbursements will have to go through the insurance company of that third party, according to Ferrer-Muniz.
—Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Feb. 2026
My dorm room was number 32 in Weld Hall, a nineteenth-century Victorian building in Harvard Yard that had recently been renovated.
—Lloyd Blankfein, Vanity Fair, 19 Feb. 2026
The Dorm’s New ‘Frenemy’ Their quest will be all the more challenging when a new friend (or foe) appears in the dorm.
—Sarah Scott, Parents, 18 Feb. 2026
The dorm itself is owned by a private company and all reimbursements will have to go through the insurance company of that third party, according to Ferrer-Muniz.
—Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
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 23 Feb. 2026.
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