formality

Example Sentences

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There was a time when a certain level of written formality was expected of people in power.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

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 • Feb. 13, 2026

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 • Feb. 2, 2026

In that sense, it appeared more like an anointing than a procedural formality: the veteran of the American left passing the baton to a younger standard-bearer.

From Slate • Jan. 3, 2026

But be was a tactician in spite of his formality.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White