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.
Recent Examples on the Web
More than a dozen more appeared on zoom, some from their dorm rooms, some from the encampment.
—Nara Milanich, TIME, 26 Apr. 2024
Visitors are recommended to arrive for graduation with plenty of extra time, as students will be moving out of their dorms during the first week of commencement.
—The Arizona Republic, 10 Apr. 2024
Lawson Sunderland was a 15-year-old American kid from Aurora, Illinois, far away from his family, living in a dorm in Valencia, Spain, with 30 teenage boys who, like him, were training with second division club Levante and chasing a dream.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2024
Willingham also learned his daughter stopped breathing on her own for about 23 minutes, almost exactly when emergency medical personnel arrived at her dorm and saved her life.
—Antonio Planas, NBC News, 15 Mar. 2024
In that case, for example, opt for something the graduate can use in their dorm or for the classroom that still feels personal.
—Claire Peltier, ABC News, 12 Apr. 2024
Supporters Dorsey has been called a model inmate, one who lives in the honor dorm and works as the prison’s barber.
—Ben Brasch, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2024
The University of Michigan is embarking on the new dorm project amid a student housing crisis fueled by record enrollment and high demand for affordable housing.
—Detroit Free Press, 5 Apr. 2024
In other words: your devotion merits a nicer place to retreat to than a backpackers’ dorm in spitting distance of Leicester Square.
—Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 3 Apr. 2024
Nara Milanich, TIME, 26 Apr. 2024
Visitors are recommended to arrive for graduation with plenty of extra time, as students will be moving out of their dorms during the first week of commencement.
—The Arizona Republic, 10 Apr. 2024
Lawson Sunderland was a 15-year-old American kid from Aurora, Illinois, far away from his family, living in a dorm in Valencia, Spain, with 30 teenage boys who, like him, were training with second division club Levante and chasing a dream.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2024
Willingham also learned his daughter stopped breathing on her own for about 23 minutes, almost exactly when emergency medical personnel arrived at her dorm and saved her life.
—Antonio Planas, NBC News, 15 Mar. 2024
In that case, for example, opt for something the graduate can use in their dorm or for the classroom that still feels personal.
—Claire Peltier, ABC News, 12 Apr. 2024
Supporters Dorsey has been called a model inmate, one who lives in the honor dorm and works as the prison’s barber.
—Ben Brasch, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2024
The University of Michigan is embarking on the new dorm project amid a student housing crisis fueled by record enrollment and high demand for affordable housing.
—Detroit Free Press, 5 Apr. 2024
In other words: your devotion merits a nicer place to retreat to than a backpackers’ dorm in spitting distance of Leicester Square.
—Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 3 Apr. 2024
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“Dorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dorm. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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