dorm

\ ˈdȯrm

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plural dorms

Definition of dorm

informal

: dormitory In Norway, Tonya and Kerrigan were housed in the same dorm on the campus of the Toneheim Music School.— Randall Sullivan … writing about differences between coed dorms and single-sex dorms.— Karen Frantz The pigeons descend on her, fluttering noisily as she makes her way to a bench outside my freshman dorm.— Julie Zickefoose

Examples of dorm in a Sentence

We all lived in the same dorm during our sophomore year.

Recent Examples on the Web For example, a parent might list their college-aged child, but their child usually lives in a dorm in another city or state. — Aviva Rutkin, The Conversation, "Your guide to the 2020 census questionnaire," 1 May 2020 At Rikers, Lopez was housed in a dorm with other men his age who were also there for parole violations. — Justin Carissimo, CBS News, "Leaving Rikers Island and coming home to a pandemic," 29 Apr. 2020 He was injured in a dorm at the training complex run by the state Department of Public Safety Standards & Training. — oregonlive, "3 police recruits resign for their roles in serious injury of fellow student at Oregon’s basic police academy," 24 Apr. 2020 Watson, who is a server at El Tovar Hotel on the edge of the canyon, is among many South Rim employees who live in a dorm. — Chelsea Curtis, azcentral, "Millions visit Grand Canyon, but 2,500 who live there stand to be most hurt by coronavirus," 20 Mar. 2020 His things are still sitting in a dorm in Nashville. — Amy Joyce, Washington Post, "What happens when college kids leave the nest — and the coronavirus sends them back," 16 Mar. 2020 Ketz lives in a dorm and said students will be allowed to continue living on campus. — Max Londberg, Cincinnati.com, "Coronavirus Ohio: UC students scramble amid looming suspension of in-person classes," 11 Mar. 2020 As the investigation continued, the Intelligence Unit suspected additional drugs were in the dorm and another shakedown and scan were scheduled. — Erika Butler, baltimoresun.com, "Suspected drugs found during shakedowns at Harford detention center last week," 26 Sep. 2019 Socializing was a goal of living in the dorm; the residence hall set a high standard for social behavior. — Carla Yanni, Smithsonian, "How College Dorms Evolved to Fit America’s Gender and Racial Politics," 6 Sep. 2019

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