The sudden, cold formality was like a slap in the face.

"I keep my bargains, Major," Fraser said, with cold formality.

Miss Matlock appeared in the doorway; she said with cold formality:

Certainly where Amanda is concerned, cold formality is out of the question.

The cold formality of the report he received filled him with confusion.

"Pleased to meet you," he said in Empirese with cold formality.

The next day it would usually be back to cold formality.

Hoka, on one of his visits, fell suddenly in a brooding silence, and presently after left the ship with cold formality.

She wanted them to go on being friends - if this cold formality was friendship - because anything was better than never seeing him again.

Dan greeted him casually; the Venezuelan replied with cold formality.