formal style

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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

This portrait will be inspired by the formal style of 18th and 19th Century portraiture and will be produced by Leeds-based photographer and filmmaker Ashley Karrell.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2023

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

The mustache burner account attracted only 1,600 followers, but it enabled Hankins to experiment with his dry sense of humor and a less formal style.

From Washington Post • Feb. 26, 2022

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