Sentence examples for at a formal from inspiring English sources

At a formal event, dress formally.

The key lesson she took away was how to behave at a formal Western dinner.

The surrender was made official the following day with a signing at a formal ceremony.

Everyone was seated at a formal dinner, complete with Waterford crystal and Limoges plates.

At a formal press conference, she seemed ill-tempered and ill-mannered.

People these days are confused about who does what at a formal meal.

"Girl ushers" at a formal wedding "give the church the feeling of a cinema".

The prizes will be awarded at a formal ceremony later this year.

I was recently at a formal dinner, trying to read the menu.

If you've ever shown up at a formal party with less than formal shoes, you get the feeling.

While it appears to hold the characters at a formal distance, that reticence infuses their stories with powerful emotion.