| The formality and scale of her attire, her pose, and her lack of affectedness suggest class and gender and also hyperbole and overstatement. |
| The formality can be seen in the coffee table, in the pink chair, in the settee by the window, and in the striped wing chair. |
| That courtesy was a necessary formality also in the United States, but customs have relaxed a bit in practice. |
| I noticed he was dressed in formality that night, forgoing his wonted loud, showy colors I normally saw him in. |
| The conversion was a formality in line with much of that which had gone before. |
| The move to Vincent Park was at an advanced stage and we went ahead, hoping that the licence would be a formality. |
