Synonym: arranged, businesslike, correct, customary, orderly, proper, regular, stiff, structural, systematic. Antonym: informal. Similar words: normally, informal, format, formation, information, transformation, mall, small. Meaning: ['fɔrml /'fɔːml] 
n. 1. a lavish dance requiring formal attire 2. a gown for evening wear. adj. 1. being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress) 2. characteristic of or befitting a person in authority 3. (of spoken and written language) adhering to traditional standards of correctness and without casual, contracted, and colloquial forms 4. represented in simplified or symbolic form 5. logically deductive 6. refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court.
n. 1. a lavish dance requiring formal attire 2. a gown for evening wear. adj. 1. being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress) 2. characteristic of or befitting a person in authority 3. (of spoken and written language) adhering to traditional standards of correctness and without casual, contracted, and colloquial forms 4. represented in simplified or symbolic form 5. logically deductive 6. refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court. 
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121. There has been a shift in fashion from formal to more informal dress.
122. A formal protest was made by the German team about their disqualification from the relay final.
123. No formal qualifications are required for the work - you'll get on-the-job training.
124. The US lodged a formal protest against the arrest of the foreign reporters.
125. The party announced the formal adoption of George Smith as their election candidate.
126. He has promised to post a formal offer document to shareholders by Monday.
127. He is good at selling, although he has had no formal training.
128. There is a need for formal ergonomics in any design where the designer himself is not an experienced user.
129. His wife made no secret of her hatred for the formal occasions.
130. Getting approval for the plan is a purely formal matter: nobody will seriously oppose it.
131. The only enclosure was a formal compliments slip from the accounts department.
132. Tom had little in the way of a formal education.
133. The enquiry will be more in the nature of a public meeting than a formal hearing.
134. The talks are meant to clear the way for formal negotiations on a new constitution.
135. I don't want to upset him again like before. It is also used instead of as if:It looks like we're going to be late. These uses of like are common but are not considered correct in formal written English.
136. Mr Kelly has lodged a formal complaint against the police.
137. In old China[sentencedict.com],eighty per cent of the children received no formal education.
138. She had to make a formal public apology for her remarks.
139. They wore ordinary ties instead of the more formal high collar and cravat.
140. His formal clothes made him the odd one out in the club.
141. She asked if /whether I wanted a drink., although whether sounds more natural with particular verbs such as discuss, consider and decide. When a choice is offered between alternatives if or whether can be used:He didn't know if /whether we should write or phone. In this last type of sentence, whether is usually considered more formal and more suitable for written English.
142. You can't vote until you have satisfied all the formal conditions.
142. Sentencedict.com is a online sentence dictionary, on which you can find nice sentences for a large number of words.
143. The House voted to punish the senator with a formal reprimand.
144. The formal grade of Geologist was dropped in favour of Scientific Officer.
145. In a work setting, more formal language would be used.
146. Formal, exact and obstinate, he was also cold, suspicious, touchy and tactless.
147. 'Request' is a more formal way of saying 'ask for'.
148. Steve didn't have the benefit of a formal college education.
149. Did I spell your name right? Rightly cannot be used like this. In formal language correctly is used:Is your name spelled correctly?
150. The Samoan team lodged a formal protest after the referee sent off the wrong player.