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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Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
On Monday, May 26, the All's Fair actress, 56, shared photos and videos of her son, Sasha, 17, on her Instagram Stories all dressed up and ready to go to his high school prom.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 26 May 2025
Brendan Smialowski | Afp | Getty Images ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — If the Arab Gulf states were to hold a popularity contest right now, President Donald Trump would be the prom king.
—Natasha Turak, CNBC, 16 May 2025
Che closed out the Update with a joke about Uber offering free rides to teens attending prom, theorizing that users could expect their driver Matt Gaetz to be arriving soon.
—Lauren Coates, Variety, 4 May 2025
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Noun
That makes Downing's 2006 and 2008 prom dresses officially vintage as of the mid-2020s.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
On Monday, May 26, the All's Fair actress, 56, shared photos and videos of her son, Sasha, 17, on her Instagram Stories all dressed up and ready to go to his high school prom.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 26 May 2025
Brendan Smialowski | Afp | Getty Images ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — If the Arab Gulf states were to hold a popularity contest right now, President Donald Trump would be the prom king.
—Natasha Turak, CNBC, 16 May 2025
Che closed out the Update with a joke about Uber offering free rides to teens attending prom, theorizing that users could expect their driver Matt Gaetz to be arriving soon.
—Lauren Coates, Variety, 4 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for prom
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“Prom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prom. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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