How to Use formal in a Sentence

formal

1 of 2 adjective

• There’s no formal blood test for it.
  — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
• These are formal charges against you.
  — Peter D'oench, CBS News, 1 June 2026
• No formal charges have been filed in the case.
  — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 5 May 2026
• But there's no formal deal signed.
  — Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 27 Feb. 2026
• Classy and formal enough to kick off the Games.
  — Laura Scafati, Vanity Fair, 6 Feb. 2026
• No formal board vote has been taken yet on the fees.
  — Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
• There are countless ways to style a formal dress.
  — Alexandra Malmed, InStyle, 9 June 2026
• Those films then advanced to a formal bake-off.
  — Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
• No war was ended, and no formal peace deal has been signed.
  — Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
• But there was no formal chemistry read.
  — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
• No formal charges have been filed against him and no trial has been held.
  — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 20 June 2026
• Just add a few jeweled pins, and you're set with a five-minute formal look.
  — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 13 Feb. 2024
• The parlor is on the main floor and is known as the most formal room of the house.
  — Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026
• His tone isn’t unkind, just formal.
  — Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
• At the front of the house are a formal dining room and living room.
  — James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2026
• Classic horn buttons and a wider lapel make for a more formal look.
  — Brad Lanphear, Men's Health, 28 June 2023
• To the right is the formal living room which opens to the dining room.
  — James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
• Those can be suitable for formal gardens or in a small space.
  — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2026
• Cant put together a formal study and found that his team was right.
  — Big Think, 8 May 2026
• Think of this as the more formal version of a loose caftan dress.
  — Amanda Le, InStyle, 31 July 2026
• Four children in semi-formal wear line up against a wall.
  — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025
• The film Abraham made is, in formal terms, not easy to place.
  — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 May 2026
• This dress is sure to get you all the compliments at any formal event.
  — Emily Kelleher, InStyle, 23 May 2026
• That cycle has shaped me more than any formal training could have.
  — Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025
• Wide-leg black jeans can sometimes skew either too grungy or too formal.
  — India Roby, Glamour, 8 June 2026
• It's not described as a formal speech to the nation.
  — Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
• Any such effort would unfold through a formal process.
  — Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
• Hamas has not issued a formal reply yet.
  — Emily Feng, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025
• The lot includes a pool, a golf green, formal gardens, and stone paths.
  — The Week Us, TheWeek, 27 July 2026
• The store features racks of clothing, shoes, skirts and formal wear.
  — Wakisha Bailey, CBS News, 9 June 2026

formal

2 of 2 noun

• Min was class president all four years of high school and elected king of the winter formal.
  — Matt Stevens, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2023
• Semi-formal is light on the formal but does call for immaculate vibes.
  — Amber Rambharose, InStyle, 11 Jan. 2026
• Guests are asked to adhere to a 'fashion formal' dress code, which encourages creative and bold attire.
  — Jc Reindl, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025
• Indiana was without head coach Rick Carlisle, who missed the first of two games to attend his daughter’s spring formal.
  — ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
• Prom season and fall formals bring avalanches of corsage, boutonniere and wristlet orders.
  — Debbie Arrington, Sacramento Bee, 1 Feb. 2024
• From the sporty to the formal, find a round up of Hadid’s 2026 Cannes footwear moments below.
  — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 20 May 2026
• As Abby and Kel shared that moment at the school formal, the camera cut to Kate looking at them in anguish with tears in her eyes.
  — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 23 June 2026
• To wit, there’s semi-formal, which is often conflated with cocktail dress codes, as well as beach formal, which is sometimes the rule for destination weddings.
  — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 23 Aug. 2025