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'formal' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'formal' with 15 example sentences.


formal adjective

: being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)

: (of spoken and written language) adhering to traditional standards of correctness and without casual, contracted, and colloquial forms

: characteristic of or befitting a person in authority

: represented in simplified or symbolic form

: logically deductive

: refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court

formal noun

: a lavish dance requiring formal attire

: a gown for evening wear


  • He had almost no formal education.
  • In Italian, lei is the formal equivalent of tu.
  • You don't have to be so formal.
  • The prime minister paid a formal visit to the White House.
  • You don't need to prepare a formal speech.
  • How formal is this ceremony?
  • We should write a formal letter to the director.
  • I want to lodge a formal complaint.
  • No formal training is required.
  • There will be a formal dance at the casino.
  • I'll need to make a formal report.
  • We need some formal instruction in literature.
  • Did you make a formal agreement with him?
  • I didn't pack any formal clothes.
  • Do you sell formal wear?
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