formal
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Inside, the home boasts an expansive living room and family room, a separate formal dining room, den, game room, recreation space, exercise room, and a finished lower level.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
This formal classification means that students receive specialized English language instruction during the school day, largely funded by the state.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
Soon the two were addressing each other with the informal “du” pronoun, as family and lovers do, instead of the formal “Sie”—a big deal for a single man and married woman in 1850s Germany.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
March 2019: Uefa launches a formal investigation off the back of Der Spiegel's findings.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
“Mrs. Potter, it’s a pleasure to meet you and Miss Penelope,” the Atkinson ladies were saying, with formal bows and curtsies.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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