formalities
Example Sentences
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He just wants to talk music, and he's not worried about formalities or titles.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
Japan's formalities -- from the complexity of polite language to extreme attention to detail in packaging or wrapping -- may surprise visitors, he said.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
The two players also noticeably kept apart for the pre-match formalities and photos.
From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026
The brazen move foreshadowed a career in higher office that ditched the formalities used by other politicians.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025
When these formalities had been concluded, the Wart had leisure to look at him more closely.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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