formal mode
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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But for some, this is not merely the embrace of a more formal mode of worship.
From Washington Post • Jun. 20, 2022
Censure is not a formal mode of discipline for a president, but a move Congress votes on in expressing severe disapproval of something.
From Fox News • Jun. 2, 2020
“She’s in formal mode throughout. For me, the most amazing thing is just to witness her from that little girl at age 11 all the way to the present queen,” who is now 88.
From New York Times • Feb. 11, 2015
Ladies of course made morning calls, and gentlemen too, occasionally; but society at Desmond Court was for some years pretty much confined to this cold formal mode of visiting.
From Castle Richmond by Trollope, Anthony
Apparently after this time matters returned to their former state, in so far as the frequency of the letters was concerned, although the formal mode of address was still retained, greatly to Miss J.'s dissatisfaction.
From The Letters of the Duke of Wellington to Miss J. 1834-1851 Edited by Extracts from the Diary of the Latter by Wellington, Duke of
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