'formal' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'formal' with 15 example sentences.
- formal adjective
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: 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
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: 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?