formality

Example Sentences

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In rehearsal, Mays fully inhabits his role — and his costume — moving with a lithe formality as he strives to eavesdrop on Mozart and Constanze.

From Los Angeles Times

All that was left was for Frank to be officially informed of his departure - a formality that took place on Wednesday morning in a meeting between the manager, Venkatesham and Lange.

From BBC

Like MBS, Crown Prince Fahd had exercised total power, so his succession was a formality.

From The Wall Street Journal

He described a vote to be held in the House on Tuesday that would approve a Senate-backed deal to reopen the government as little more than a "formality."

From Barron's

"It's just an empty formality that will disappear."

From Barron's