The bow was proper, though, a full, formal salutation.

She said the formal salutation with a mocking lilt that made my muscles tense.

Gideon smiled and bowed, sweeping the woman before him with an assessing gaze as he inclined his head in formal salutation.

"Commander," he said, inclining his head in a brief but formal salutation.

Walton observed that the friendly Roy had changed to the formal salutation, sir.

No, Persis," he had dropped his first formal salutation.

The standard formal Dutch salutation is followed by a title, a name and a comma:

Bowing low from the waist, Cadillac offered formal salutations, explaining that he also spoke for his wounded companion.

Stallan made the sign of formal salutation, then stepped backwards towards the door.

The King, controlling them easily with one hand, extended the other majestically by way of formal salutation to his people, .