formal style
Example Sentences
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Was this wardrobe change a symbolic gesture - Burnham signalling that with his move from Greater Manchester mayor to prime minister he would be adopting a more formal style in the job?
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Mixing formal style with coastal flair, the floor plan holds seven bedrooms, 9.5 bathrooms and amenities such as a 12-seat movie theater, wine cellar, tasting room, game room, gym, elevator and wood-paneled office.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2022
If your instructor requires a formal style for the assignment, the language should be objective and in third- person point of view.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 21, 2021
Her constitutional role imposes a highly formal style on her in public.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2012
I had to read several of the letters he’d received first to pick up the stilted formal style of the day.
From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler
