more formal
Example Sentences
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It isn’t unusual for presidents and Fed chairs to meet on occasion, but in recent decades the contacts have been more formal and choreographed to avoid the perception the president is influencing rate decisions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
It’s where helping each other gets a little more formal structure.
From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026
This year's birthday photo is more formal than last year's, which had a rural setting and showed the prince in a countryside-style gilet and wearing a friendship bracelet in Norfolk.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Beginning in kindergarten, children’s knowledge of numbers becomes more formal and symbol-based, according to Alice Klein, a developmental psychologist who studies early math screening and intervention.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
At the end, the detective makes us sign a few forms and tells us we’ll have to come in again for more formal affidavits, but that they’ll need some time to prepare a case.
From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King
