formal
Example Sentences
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But while the formal announcement of the state visit might have been delayed, planning seems to have quietly continued in the background, with no signs of the visit being stopped.
From BBC
She said that after she submitted a formal complaint she was refunded for that night of her stay, but she never managed to find out what exactly happened.
From BBC
Wanting a garden that was easy to use and colorful year-round, Smee contacted landscape designer Guillaume Lemoine of Picture This Land to help design a formal French garden using California native plants.
From Los Angeles Times
However, the post fell short of a formal apology, which could mean the controversy won’t end swiftly.
From MarketWatch
More successfully, in the 19th century, George Boole—mathematician, logician, theoretical psychologist—“fundamentally changed our understanding of logic,” Mr. Griffiths tells us, by “showing how reason could be captured by a formal system.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
