formalities
Example Sentences
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Around an hour later, she told him the Nepal immigration formalities were complete and that the group was waiting to cross into Tibet.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
“There are some formalities to it,” said Saltarelli.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
They will crack on with the parliamentary formalities immediately.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
"This situation naturally raises the question: what kind of peace and what kind of consistency can we be talking about if even the basic formalities for our participation were not fulfilled by the organisers?"
From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026
The formalities that usually accompanied my prayers—“dear most heavenly father” and “most gracious and everlasting God”—were replaced with very simple, blunt, and direct requests like “Help!” and “Please don’t let me die like this.”
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
