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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The agency demolished a dorm at McMurdo years ago, and still hasn’t rebuilt it.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 2025
Rooms have been turned into separate dorms for men and women and children.
—Julia Frankel, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025
The ubiquitous use of headphones in public and the constant hum of playlists in dorm rooms do not reflect an obsession with music, but rather a desire for relief from introspection.
—Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Getting one used to involve handing over cash for some laminated product slapped together by amateurs in a dorm room or a head shop.
—James Barron, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
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Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 2025
Rooms have been turned into separate dorms for men and women and children.
—Julia Frankel, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025
The ubiquitous use of headphones in public and the constant hum of playlists in dorm rooms do not reflect an obsession with music, but rather a desire for relief from introspection.
—Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Getting one used to involve handing over cash for some laminated product slapped together by amateurs in a dorm room or a head shop.
—James Barron, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Dorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dorm. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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