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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Hate rocked the campus back in September The incident comes eight months after a freshman reported that someone had scrawled antisemitic graffiti on his dorm door.
—Jeff Capellini, CBS News, 14 May 2026
In one photo, the teenager could be seen sitting on his bed in his new dorm room as his mom proudly snapped his picture.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
Many of its dorms lack air conditioning.
—Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 13 May 2026
The alleged incident took place May 12 at a dorm on the Boston College campus, according to a police report.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 13 May 2026
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Jeff Capellini, CBS News, 14 May 2026
In one photo, the teenager could be seen sitting on his bed in his new dorm room as his mom proudly snapped his picture.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
Many of its dorms lack air conditioning.
—Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 13 May 2026
The alleged incident took place May 12 at a dorm on the Boston College campus, according to a police report.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 13 May 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 16 May. 2026.
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