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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The girls were kidnapped before dawn on Monday, when gunmen attacked the dorm at the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School in Kebbi state's Maga town.
—NPR, 19 Nov. 2025
Like many of us, Bueckers discovered her love for beauty and fashion back in college, though her interest wasn’t sparked by swapping clothes with her roommates or, in my case, joining Emerson’s fashion club and doing the entire dorm’s makeup for a late-night screening of Rocky Horror Picture Show.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 19 Nov. 2025
So much more than the lightweight, dinky pieces that are basically glorified dorm fridges, Gougette’s appliances create a miniature wine cave in the kitchen, controlling temperature, humidity, and light.
—Oset Babür-Winter, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Nov. 2025
The comment caught her off guard since the dorms would be closed for the break.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 12 Nov. 2025
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NPR, 19 Nov. 2025
Like many of us, Bueckers discovered her love for beauty and fashion back in college, though her interest wasn’t sparked by swapping clothes with her roommates or, in my case, joining Emerson’s fashion club and doing the entire dorm’s makeup for a late-night screening of Rocky Horror Picture Show.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 19 Nov. 2025
So much more than the lightweight, dinky pieces that are basically glorified dorm fridges, Gougette’s appliances create a miniature wine cave in the kitchen, controlling temperature, humidity, and light.
—Oset Babür-Winter, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Nov. 2025
The comment caught her off guard since the dorms would be closed for the break.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 12 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 25 Nov. 2025.
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