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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Colleges accommodate football teams that practice in August and baseball teams that play in May and June when dorms and dining halls are closed.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 13 Feb. 2026
Sure, there’s Grant Township in far west Lake County, Grant Park on Chicago’s Lake Michigan doorstep and the tall Grant Towers dorms at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
The outlaw cats are the ones that sneak into dorm rooms and classrooms, sometimes jumping up onto chairs while classes are in session.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 10 Feb. 2026
Bustos spent her first two years in campus dorms, first Panther and then Everglades Hall.
—Johane Saintil, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 13 Feb. 2026
Sure, there’s Grant Township in far west Lake County, Grant Park on Chicago’s Lake Michigan doorstep and the tall Grant Towers dorms at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
The outlaw cats are the ones that sneak into dorm rooms and classrooms, sometimes jumping up onto chairs while classes are in session.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 10 Feb. 2026
Bustos spent her first two years in campus dorms, first Panther and then Everglades Hall.
—Johane Saintil, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
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 15 Feb. 2026.
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