Thesaurus / formalities
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She waited for no further formalities, but shaken with the sure foreboding of calamity, turned and fled the room.
ANCESTORSGERTRUDE ATHERTON"Now, you say you heard your sister scream," said the lawyer after the usual formalities had passed.
THE HOMESTEADEROSCAR MICHEAUXNeither of these formalities seems to have obtained generally in classical times.
THE PRIVATE LIFE OF THE ROMANSHAROLD WHETSTONE JOHNSTONThe masseur had a great deal of trouble in explaining to her the parliamentary formalities of the verification of elections.
THE NABOBALPHONSE DAUDETHe forgot one or two of the formalities which were religiously observed at that solitary table.
WITH EDGED TOOLSHENRY SETON MERRIMANNat returned to Portsmouth the following morning, and spent some hours in signing papers and going through other formalities.
A ROVING COMMISSIONG. A. HENTYLieutenant Carstens said, after the formalities had been gone through with.
BOY SCOUTS IN THE PHILIPPINESG. HARVEY RALPHSONThe old lady may be dying, but she will not sacrifice the formalities.
PAUL PATOFFF. MARION CRAWFORDWe settled everything as quickly as possible, avoiding formalities.
THE CHILD OF PLEASUREGABRIELE D'ANNUNZIO"There will, of course, be a good many formalities," said Iver.
TRISTRAM OF BLENTANTHONY HOPEWORDS RELATED TO FORMALITIES
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