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
Amid Rosalía’s impassioned delivery in both Spanish and Japanese, ghostly processed vocals from rapper Dougie F hover in the air, a striking contrast to her formal style.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2025
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
Mr. Wilbur published his first book, “The Beautiful Changes and Other Poems,” in 1947, rendering his war experiences in a formal style that some critics derided as overly ornate and borderline baroque.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 15, 2017
A formal style that is appropriate for the inscription on a genocide memorial will differ from a casual style that is appropriate for an email to a close friend.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
