dormitory

Example Sentences

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There, they will receive their kit and dormitory assignments.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

At a dormitory there in her freshman year she discovered luxury: a bed of her own.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

The company, however, denied that the staff member entered the female dormitory, and said the cameras were installed only in common areas, such as entrances and kitchens, for "safety reasons", following past incidents involving intruders.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

Lam Thanh, 50, who manages a dormitory for workers near one of Ho Chi Minh City's estimated 1,000 courts, says the cacophony is proving to be costly.

From Barron's • Dec. 28, 2025

The other children in the dormitory had been asleep for hours.

From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl