Use "formulaic" in a sentence

1. Such thinking has prompted a twentieth-century mindset defined by the supercilious designs of social engineers seeking to modify, if not micro-manage, human behavior on the basis of implausible, formulaic theories

2. This scenario has become all too formulaic and predictable

3. For this reason, conventional wisdom is oftentimes likely to avoid controversial subjects considered incompatible with the customary and accepted practices of an increasingly sensitive, overly cautious society; preferring to play it safe, instead, by providing pat answers or formulaic responses to difficult questions rather than expressing a ―truthful‖ opinion

4. The stories were always very formulaic and he could see the endings coming a mile away and initially there was no great cause for concern

5. I, personally, eschew a lot of ritual, fancy clothes, formulaic incantations, etc

6. This is difficult for us First Worlders to understand, since we are so used to empty, formulaic church services which are basically just social functions

7. I can tell you that this happened very formulaic

8. Once you have your headline using these formulaic approaches, play around with the

9. Then we add back noncash charges such as depreciation and amortization, which are formulaic calculations based on historical costs (depreciation for tangible assets, amortization for intangibles) and may not reflect a reduction in those assets’ true worth