dressing room
noun
: a room used chiefly for dressing
especially
: a room in a theater for changing costumes and makeup
Examples of dressing room in a Sentence
He waited in his dressing room until it was time for him to appear on stage.
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All 15 villas are enormous and arranged around an oval walkway, with wooden walls and floors, stone bathrooms and marble dressing rooms.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Apr. 2026
Kompany is suspended, meaning he's barred from the dressing room and the touchline at Parc des Princes.
—ABC News, 28 Apr. 2026
In the postgame dressing room, players had already turned the page on Sunday’s win.
—Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
While on tour in 1990, Prince received a VHS tape in his dressing room in which professional dancer Mayte Garcia, then 16, showed off her skills.
—Darío Gael Blanco, Vanity Fair, 25 Apr. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Apr. 2026
Kompany is suspended, meaning he's barred from the dressing room and the touchline at Parc des Princes.
—ABC News, 28 Apr. 2026
In the postgame dressing room, players had already turned the page on Sunday’s win.
—Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
While on tour in 1990, Prince received a VHS tape in his dressing room in which professional dancer Mayte Garcia, then 16, showed off her skills.
—Darío Gael Blanco, Vanity Fair, 25 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for dressing room
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“Dressing room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dressing%20room. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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