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

His election to the Hall of Fame will be a formality.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

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

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 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

“Madame, it is a formality, that is all.”

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie