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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She was last seen leaving a party near her dorm on Memorial Day weekend in 1996 in the company of a fellow student, Flores.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 7 May 2026
His savings had run out, his father had stopped financially supporting his tuition, and in his final days on campus, he was suspended for bringing a woman to his dorm room, according to his memoir.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
The young Turner enrolled at Brown University in 1956, but he was kicked out three years later, reportedly for having a woman in his dorm room.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 6 May 2026
Classrooms, dorm doors, quads, bulletin boards, sidewalks, ceremonies — these are all places where speech once flourished.
—Aileen Favilla, New York Daily News, 4 May 2026
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 7 May 2026
His savings had run out, his father had stopped financially supporting his tuition, and in his final days on campus, he was suspended for bringing a woman to his dorm room, according to his memoir.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
The young Turner enrolled at Brown University in 1956, but he was kicked out three years later, reportedly for having a woman in his dorm room.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 6 May 2026
Classrooms, dorm doors, quads, bulletin boards, sidewalks, ceremonies — these are all places where speech once flourished.
—Aileen Favilla, New York Daily News, 4 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 9 May. 2026.
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