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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Amid a troubling spell of injuries and a cacophony of speculation about disharmony in their dressing room, the Vancouver Canucks have won just four games in a month.
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Chris Johnston, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
But there was another reason for the split: Yarrow was convicted in 1970 of molesting a 14-year-old girl who had come to his dressing room seeking an autograph.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2025
The trio decamped to Mulaney’s dressing room, which was a cozy jumble of books, shopping bags, and framed pictures of his two young children.
—Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
Attorneys for Garrett claim in the complaint that the tour manager was on his way to the arena when Minaj's head of security, Larry Dathan, texted him, asking him to speak with Minaj (real name Onika Maraj) in her dressing room.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 5 Jan. 2025
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Chris Johnston, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
But there was another reason for the split: Yarrow was convicted in 1970 of molesting a 14-year-old girl who had come to his dressing room seeking an autograph.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2025
The trio decamped to Mulaney’s dressing room, which was a cozy jumble of books, shopping bags, and framed pictures of his two young children.
—Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
Attorneys for Garrett claim in the complaint that the tour manager was on his way to the arena when Minaj's head of security, Larry Dathan, texted him, asking him to speak with Minaj (real name Onika Maraj) in her dressing room.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 5 Jan. 2025
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“Dressing room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dressing%20room. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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