Sentence examples for in a formal from inspiring English sources

American officials put in a formal request to view evidence the Belgians gathered on Sept. 27.

But used in a formal context it looks ridiculous.

"It doesn't have to be in a formal setting.

They would be analysed in a formal review, he said.

Most obviously, pied-piping sounds better in a formal style.

The Turkish state was, in a formal sense, Islamic.

But wait: Mr. Meyer also declares that "America is not an empire in a formal sense".

He sees me looking over and raises his arm in a formal gesture of farewell.

He knows as well as anyone the stakes involved in a formal debate.

Blumsohn was still unhappy and in May 2004 Blumsohn put in a formal complaint to Eastell.

"Did you confront the guy you shot?" they asked Zimmerman in a formal interview.