dressing room
noun
: a room used chiefly for dressing
especially
: a room in a theater for changing costumes and makeup
Examples of dressing room in a Sentence
He waited in his dressing room until it was time for him to appear on stage.
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After the tour, guests will be ushered to the backstage dressing room, where their hair and makeup will be done by members of Sabrina’s own glam team.
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Mae Hamilton, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2025
So, of course, those cash register sounds re-emerged from the dressing room as Pinto met with the media horde again.
—Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
The morning of the show, the dressing room is ripe with anticipatory energy.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
All thirty-six members of D’Angelo‘s touring band and crew are stuffed into his dressing room, hands linked, heads bowed in a large prayer circle.
—Touré, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
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Mae Hamilton, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2025
So, of course, those cash register sounds re-emerged from the dressing room as Pinto met with the media horde again.
—Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
The morning of the show, the dressing room is ripe with anticipatory energy.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
All thirty-six members of D’Angelo‘s touring band and crew are stuffed into his dressing room, hands linked, heads bowed in a large prayer circle.
—Touré, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dressing room
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“Dressing room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dressing%20room. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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