Used in a Sentence

dorm

How to use dorm in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for dorm.

Editorial note

Hal was in the same dorm as I was at Caltech, a couple doors down the hall.

Examples14
Definitions1
Parts of speech1

Quick take

a college or university building containing living quarters for students

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of dorm gathered in one view.

noun

a college or university building containing living quarters for students

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for dorm.

noun

a college or university building containing living quarters for students

Example sentences

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Hal was in the same dorm as I was at Caltech, a couple doors down the hall.

2

* College, year 1: dorm with roommate, cop-style desks facing each other.

3

When I was in college a classmate of mine would come by every day or so to my dorm.

4

In the common area of her dorm there was a huge wall-size Rand-McNally map of the world.

5

But maybe some college dorm discussions will bear some other solution.

6

Like, "but I love this dorm-room atmosphere, and when I get stressed out I can go play foosball in the corner".

7

I'm staying with some friends right now who, just this past week, rescued a Betta from filthy water in a long empty dorm room.

8

Probably not the article I needed to see after coming home from moving my oldest into his dorm.

9

They're usually near universities and would seem like a much better hacker dorm than sleeping on the dirty floor of an internet cafe.

10

"The sad truth about culture is that a sustainable culture will feel much more like your parents home than your college dorm; and that will never change... because it's a good thing.

11

I remember sitting in my dorm room, watching one of his 75 minute lectures where there was literally 3 students in a 150 person auditorium.

12

I didn't have a dorm room, so I slept on the floor in friends' rooms, I returned coke bottles for the 5 deposits to buy food with, and I would walk the 7 miles across town every Sunday night to get one good meal a week at the Hare Krishna temple.

13

I admire these people who are willing to live in a 10-person dorm room while setting up their business, but the fact three "Hacker Hostels" have sprung up feels like a symptom of SF & SV being so over-hyped and incorrectly positioned as the only place innovation will occur with less friction.

Proper noun examples

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While we're on Dorm Room Modification stories...A buddy of mine lived in one of those extra cheap campus dorms where each room is a mirror image of itself with a bed and desk against each wall with a bookshelf bolted to the wall above.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use dorm in a sentence?

Hal was in the same dorm as I was at Caltech, a couple doors down the hall.

What does dorm mean?

a college or university building containing living quarters for students

What part of speech is dorm?

dorm is commonly used as noun.