FORMAL in a Sentence
Learn FORMAL from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
146 example sentences for FORMAL, such as:
1. The dinner was a formal affair.
2. But no formal salutation was exchanged.
3. He gave a formal bow and left the room.
4. They agreed to draw up a formal agreement.
5. But his formal, remote air kept her at arm's length.
2. But no formal salutation was exchanged.
3. He gave a formal bow and left the room.
4. They agreed to draw up a formal agreement.
5. But his formal, remote air kept her at arm's length.
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Meanings and Examples of FORMAL
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formal
a. characteristic of or befitting a person in authority
a. logically deductive
Classic Sentence: (90 in 7 pages)
1 It irritated her so much that during one formal call she aped Gerald's brogue to her aunt's distress.
2 Nor would they go through the formal and protracted courtships which good manners had prescribed before the war.
3 He had so many hats, wide Panamas for summer, tall beavers for formal occasions, hunting hats, slouch hats of tan and black and blue.
4 Will closed by wishing her happiness, a laconic formal statement which he qualified in no way.
5 But his formal, remote air kept her at arm's length.
6 Before the announcement of their coming marriage, the two had been unpopular enough but people could still be polite to them in a formal way.
7 But that would mean she would hardly ever see Ashley, except in a formal social way with crowds of people around.
8 Melanie took her calling with her on formal afternoons, gently forcing her into parlors in which Scarlett had not sat for more than two years.
9 But Judy, though she must have been apprised of Miss Bart's return, had not even recognized it by the formal note of condolence which her friend's bereavement demanded.
10 Perhaps the only formal whaling code authorized by legislative enactment, was that of Holland.
11 But no formal salutation was exchanged.
12 They were formal housewives, most of them, with a severe sense of decorum.
13 She was formal in manner, and made calls in rustling, steel-grey brocades and a tall bonnet with bristling aigrettes.
14 When it was ended, a general bustle announced that it was to be immediately succeeded by a solemn and formal assemblage of the nation.
15 A formal apology will make him see how foolish he is, and bring him down quite amiable.
Example Sentence: (56 in 4 pages)
1 She didn't have any formal qualifications but took an access course to get into university.
2 And here was his whole formal appellation, as if he were her lawyer or insurance agent.
3 They agreed to draw up a formal agreement.
4 Although he had had little formal education, he could read and write well.
5 We're going to attend a formal dinner in aid of cancer research.
6 Most computer users have never received any formal keyboard training.
7 People had to wear formal evening dress to go to the Mayor's party.
8 The eleventh century saw the formal rupture between East and West.
9 My client accepts the formal apology without prejudice to any further legal action she may decide to take.
10 The commission has no formal competence in cultural matters.
11 The dinner was a formal affair.
12 In a formal interview, try to maintain good eye contact with the interviewers.
13 I am the formal leader of the project but the everyday management is in the hands of my assistant.
14 He gave a formal bow and left the room.
15 He kept the tone of the letter formal and businesslike.