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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Go for a Twin XL-sized blanket, the standard dorm bed size.
—Elisa Cinelli, Parents, 21 Mar. 2025
The West Facility started as the communicable disease facility, but has since mushroomed into a hodgepodge of ailing people, difficult to handle detainees and a number of dorm units that were recently expanded.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
The base rate for mandatory freshman dorm housing at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has grown to nearly $15,000 a year.
—Micky Horstman, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
This would be a good option for dorm dwellers and their supply of convenience foods.
—Meg St-Esprit, Bon Appétit, 18 Mar. 2025
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Elisa Cinelli, Parents, 21 Mar. 2025
The West Facility started as the communicable disease facility, but has since mushroomed into a hodgepodge of ailing people, difficult to handle detainees and a number of dorm units that were recently expanded.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
The base rate for mandatory freshman dorm housing at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has grown to nearly $15,000 a year.
—Micky Horstman, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
This would be a good option for dorm dwellers and their supply of convenience foods.
—Meg St-Esprit, Bon Appétit, 18 Mar. 2025
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 3 Apr. 2025.
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