formality

Example Sentences

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“None of our friends and family ever walk through our front door,” said James, so they decided to do away with the formality.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

His election to the Hall of Fame will be a formality.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

But it must also have been a difficult personal moment for the King to set such a public distance between himself and his younger brother, who he calls with some formality Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

"It's just an empty formality that will disappear."

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

This time they were ushered in and took their seats with less formality; there was no need for the chief guardian to intro-duce them to the villagers.

From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry