Sentence examples for slightly formal from inspiring English sources

Servers are attentive and quick to respond, with a slightly formal reserve.

Not a pinny, but a slightly formal dress with a dungaree shape at the top.

They tend to be slightly formal, carrying themselves with dignity — or arrogance, some critics say.

Peter (never "Pete Jameses was tall and slim, with a courteous and slightly formal demeanour.

Service, slightly formal but relaxed enough to crack a smile, often lived up to Caravaggio's aspirations.

The diffident, slightly formal, almost stilted diction in these passages is a hallmark of Banks's prose style.

Let us make this slightly more formal.

The main hall, by contrast, would be slightly more formal.

In back is a slightly more formal dining room.

Only slightly more formal were two works by the Italian cellist and composer Giovanni Sollima.

THE CROWD Attire ranges from neighborhood-casual to slightly more formal.