How to Use informal in a Sentence

informal

adjective
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  • The term is common in informal contexts.
  • He has an informal manner that puts people at ease.
  • We had an informal meeting over lunch.
  • He took an informal poll among his coworkers.
  • He spoke to them in informal Spanish.
  • Users’ feeds are flooded with these informal peeks into the worlds of their friends.
    — Elana Klein, WIRED, 28 Jan. 2024
  • First with informal classes for friends, then friends-of-friends.
    — Lina Abascal, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Tata is the informal word for grandma in Lebanese Arabic.
    — Kaitlin Stevens, Peoplemag, 3 Mar. 2024
  • Pauker serves as an informal spokesman for the survivors.
    — William Booth, Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2023
  • Elsewhere, there are both formal and informal living rooms, and not just one but two kitchens.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2023
  • While such events are largely informal or semi-formal, there must be a method to the madness.
    — Abiola Salami, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Those with no money had to seek the help of informal volunteer networks.
    — USA Today, 31 May 2023
  • This spring an informal camp of asylum-seekers grew in a plaza in a trendy, touristy neighborhood of the capital.
    — Whitney Eulich, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 May 2023
  • Pair this style with sandals for an informal wedding, or dress it up with heels or wedges for a cocktail spring wedding.
    — Carly Totten, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Biden was hoping to use much of the day with the two leaders as a more informal opportunity to tighten their bond.
    — Aamer Madhani and Darlene Superville, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Having the same name as your kids streamlines many parts, both formal and informal, of parenting.
    — Megan Angelo, Vogue, 15 Mar. 2024
  • James played 35 minutes, five more than the informal goal the coaches and medical team set going into the season.
    — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Nor, according to some very informal polling on my part, do many of us have a friend, or even a friend of a friend, whose vision suffered afterward.
    — Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2024
  • There was even some hope, in the 1990s, that this informal but successful kludge could be formalized, with a more explicit gold link.
    — Nathan Lewis, Forbes, 5 May 2023
  • The next day, the Opry issued an informal apology to an attendee of the concert on X (formerly Twitter).
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Despite the grandeur of the castle—and all the amenities of a luxury hotel that come with it—there remains a homely, informal atmosphere to the Domaine.
    — Shon Faye, Vogue, 23 Nov. 2023
  • Outside, meanwhile, the flybridge is home to an informal open-air dining area and another lounge.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 9 Jan. 2024
  • The informal nature of expressionists can rub older colleagues up the wrong way.
    — Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 10 Nov. 2023
  • An informal poll revealed that a resounding 91% of the post’s viewers were decidedly against the idea of a world in which human servers were replaced by bots.
    — Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 9 May 2023
  • The worst off are in tent cities, many of them informal, erected on sidewalks or empty blocks, the skeletons of standing buildings casting shadows around them.
    — Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Aug. 2023
  • The three films make up an informal trilogy — set in the regions of Tuscany and Umbria where Rohrwacher was born and grew up — about the delicate thread between life and death, present and past.
    — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 May 2023
  • Russia has signaled through informal envoys that President Vladimir V. Putin is now open to cease-fire talks.
    — Jim Tankersley, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Guests can mix and mingle in the common spaces, including the upper deck’s lounge and bar, the informal or formal dining spaces, or the ship’s onboard spa.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2024
  • In fact, he’s served an informal internship right now mentoring younger pitchers on the Sea Lions staff.
    — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2024
  • The Finger Lakes Cheese Alliance, with 12 member farms in the region, operates as an informal trail, with tours and tastings and retail outlets open to the public.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2023

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