archaic and is only used in the most formal of documents, or where the wife is a Dame

and to make formal distinctions among the peerage which could lead to its legal breakup

'Effect' can be a verb, it's very formal, and it means to implement something.

The idea of unlimited vacation is not a formal promise.

No, it sounds way too formal, doesn't it. Yeah.

Buy now, pay later companies typically perform a less formal credit check and look at additional data like previous times you've used their service.

typically perform a less formal credit check

That's a little more formal, like, "Hey, it's time to get up."

My formal dining room is one

and way in the back is the formal living room.

Exactly. Now it's quite formal and it's often used in headlines.

'My condolences', which is quite formal, but it works here.

For example: I wish I had chosen a more formal shirt before I filmed this video today.  

Let's take a minute to look at different ways you can apologise in a formal situation.