1
: a formal dance given by a high school or college class
2
British
: promenade sense 2
Examples of prom in a Sentence
Noun
Are you going to the prom?
he resolved to ask her to the school prom at the first opportunity
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Tyler Kepner, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
Good news for anyone who used to treat Seventeen’s prom issue like the Bible: the mermaid dress is back.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2025
And prom is tomorrow a Netflix special is this Friday!
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2024
This isn’t prom and there isn’t as much acne to hide.
—Meghana Indurti, The New Yorker, 26 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Imagine if one of his players had been rejected for a prom date — in front of all his buddies, with countless more voyeurs watching on TV.
—Tyler Kepner, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
Good news for anyone who used to treat Seventeen’s prom issue like the Bible: the mermaid dress is back.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2025
And prom is tomorrow a Netflix special is this Friday!
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2024
This isn’t prom and there isn’t as much acne to hide.
—Meghana Indurti, The New Yorker, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Prom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prom. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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