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Example sentences for: formalism

How can you use “formalism” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

You coyly ask permission to voice the heresy that formalism is overrated, as if we are writing in 1970 and you have something brave to say.
Phenotype Phase Plane (PhPP): A PhPP is a two-dimensional projection of the feasible set, and below we will briefly discuss the formalism for constructing the PhPP.
It is fascinating, for example, to note the many swings of the official pendulum between the two cardinal sins of "naturalism" (meaning grim subject matter) and "formalism" (denoting any sort of aesthetic deviation).
And the compartmented cardboard dish is an elegant homage to the classic TV dinner's punched metal tray, making for a heady mix of convenience and formalism.
May I add that I find formalism entirely overrated?