formals

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In typical Gen Z fashion, almost every event from the first day of class to sorority formals landed on the Instagram or TikTok pages of the young women who lived on King Road.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 20, 2022

It’s not just the big stuff: colleges and universities are canceling spring fairs, senior formals, commencements, and more.

From The Verge • Mar. 12, 2020

Larry died on May 10 at age 69, saddening a lot of people who remember the blue-eyed soul of Lawrence & the Arabians at their high school formals, teen clubs and Catholic youth organization dances.

From Washington Post • May 16, 2017

The suspension includes “all registered social events, drop-ins, formals, semi-formals, date nights” or any other social events.

From Washington Times • Feb. 22, 2017

They were all dressed in formals, raw silks in black and gray, and their faces had the same cold, hawkish look.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld