The Latin commencement is more formalthan the Saxon beginning, as the verb commence, is more formal than begin.
A bid is commercial and often verbal; as, a bid at an auction; proposal is used in nearly the same sense, but is more formal.
The Queen has a more formal mantle, resting upon either shoulder, the system of fastening of which is hidden by the two long plaits of hair which fall down on either side, but which was probably some kind of ornamental strap.
With the doublet and hose we deal with a comparatively recent period, when dress generally assumed a more formal character, and the loose tunic gave place to the more closely fitting doublet.
The kirtle, therefore, takes up the story of costume from the time when the loose tunic gave place to a more formal attire--broadly speaking, from the Norman Conquest.
I did n't wait for a more formal invitation, but carried it to my lips, and so held it for full a couple of minutes.
I entered; and not feeling that I was of consequence sufficient to require a more formal audience, she took a steady and patient observation of me, and then resumed her labors.
A panegyric was originally a set speech in a full assembly of the people, and hence denotes a more formal eulogy, couched in terms of warm and continuous praise, especially as to personal character.
To forbid is Anglo-Saxon, and is more familiar; to prohibit is Latin, and is more formal or official.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "more formal" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
