Formality

//fɔːrˈmælɪti//

"Formality" in a Sentence (12 examples)

In general, young people dislike formality.

It's just a formality.

Please, don't be concerned about it. It's just a formality.

It was just a formality.

You'll have to make a toast but it's just a formality.

It was a mere formality.

Why do so many people study Japanese? The kanjis aren't logical, there are two alphabets, there aren't spaces between words, the adjectives change with the tense of the sentence, there are various grammatical constructions for the different levels of formality.

As with the estimated 3 million EU citizens living in Britain, British expats will have to reapply to their host countries for confirmation of their residency rights. This should prove just a formality, and unlike British authorities when it comes to processing EU citizens in Britain, EU countries aren’t planning to exact a fee.

No need to worry about reading the contract; it's just a formality.

That's just a formality.

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[S]uch an one […] recalls as a vision of Paradise the land he has learnt to love; he exaggerates the insalubrity of a northern climate; he bewails the wretched formality of our civilised life, and so, back to the distant solitudes flies his recollection like a dove to the wilderness.

The examination for priesthood is no mere formality, so we have to study well.

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