Sentence examples for Formal air from inspiring English sources

The nurse drops her formal air, and comforts her like a warm Southern Negro.

Greenaway accepts his Bafta with the peeved, formal air of a respected old college professor being given his carriage clock.

Leopard-spot carpeting, big mirrors and jungle murals help give the room a festive if formal air.

The garden has a formal air about it, with beautiful sculpture, symmetry and sophisticated choice of materials.

And the bodyguards are learning to blend into the background, as are the staff members whose omnipresence gave Mr. Bush's campaign events the formal air of a presidential visit.

For one thing, the Phaeton grille carries a tortilla-size VW emblem, and for another, its rear roof pillar has a sharp, elegant rake that gives the car a formal air.

This week, the conflict is expected to get its first formal airing, with NOAA officials scheduled to hold a 12 October hearing.

The Georgia Aquarium's controversial request to import 18 wild beluga whales captured in the Sea of Okhotsk for display and breeding is expected to get its first formal airing on 12 October.

She's equally happy sitting at home writing or charming the formal airs off VIPs.

Mr. Chirac never seemed to relish the formal, jerky air kisses.

You must delight in the moment when your waiter, who is wearing a custom tiepin and has been speaking with a formal, studied air, breaks character by leaning in to tell you that the rock-shrimp sushi is "bangin'".