1
: a formal dance given by a high school or college class
2
British
: promenade sense 2
Examples of prom in a Sentence
Noun
Are you going to the prom?
he resolved to ask her to the school prom at the first opportunity
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 23 Apr. 2024
Investigators accuse Stephens of killing Harrison outside the party that night following the Helena-West Helena Central High School prom, though police did not release information about how the high school senior was killed.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2024
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Noun
Bacon danced his way to a stage on a Payson High School athletic field Saturday to greet students before what likely was the final prom held at the school, which is set to be torn down next spring.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 23 Apr. 2024
Investigators accuse Stephens of killing Harrison outside the party that night following the Helena-West Helena Central High School prom, though police did not release information about how the high school senior was killed.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2024
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“Prom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prom. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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