formality
noun
condition or quality of being formal; accordance with required or traditional rules, procedures, etc.; conventionality.
formalities
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pluralof formality.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The man submitted to standard airport health screening in Nairobi, and passed through immigration formalities, officials said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
"Those who completed the immigration formalities that morning, I don't think were able to complete their immigration process on the Chinese side," Pokharel told the BBC.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
“There are some formalities to it,” said Saltarelli.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
Polite formalities did not return at the toss, Suryakumar Yadav and Salman Ali Agha giving each other the silent treatment.
From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2026
Then, with the formalities over, they joined the flag wavers up on deck.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
