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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Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 18 Feb. 2025
While watching her daughter shop, Amber opens up about the challenges that come with buying prom dresses for someone like Emma, who has achondroplasia dwarfism.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 17 Feb. 2025
Josiah Shaw should be a senior in high school, getting ready for traditional events including his prom and graduation.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025
Related Articles Like Lutnick, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump’s choice for Secretary of Health and Human Services, went with attire that was not your standard prom or wedding tux by sporting a two-tone jacket with a white tuxedo shirt that had black piping and black buttons.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 19 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Everyone’s still irked at Carolina — who had a date rose already — for taking up so much of Grant’s time at the prom.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 18 Feb. 2025
While watching her daughter shop, Amber opens up about the challenges that come with buying prom dresses for someone like Emma, who has achondroplasia dwarfism.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 17 Feb. 2025
Josiah Shaw should be a senior in high school, getting ready for traditional events including his prom and graduation.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025
Related Articles Like Lutnick, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump’s choice for Secretary of Health and Human Services, went with attire that was not your standard prom or wedding tux by sporting a two-tone jacket with a white tuxedo shirt that had black piping and black buttons.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 19 Jan. 2025
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“Prom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prom. Accessed 26 Feb. 2025.
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