How to Use informal in a Sentence

informal

adjective

• 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.
• Then comes an informal beauty pageant to select the finest turkey in the land.
  — Kendra Nordin Beato, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Nov. 2024
• Amaya, who described Scott as an informal adviser to his campaign, sent the answers along without thinking much about it.
  — Lea Skene, Baltimore Sun, 20 July 2022
• Karen Tallian, D-Portage, sent out her own informal survey to more than 200 school districts.
  — Arika Herron, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Aug. 2022
• This can happen in formal channels, like an employee resource group, or through informal discussions which cost nothing to the business.
  — Rosie Hoa, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2022
• Some of those indicators are informal and anecdotal, like stories from friends or co-workers out sick after a positive test result.
  — Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, 23 July 2022
• In these informal removals, a parent is called to pick up a student early or asked not to bring them to school–without a formal suspension or disciplinary action.
  — Emily Harvey, The Denver Post, 5 Nov. 2024
• Teams can use collaboration tools for project updates, informal calls/messages for casual check-ins and video town halls for company-wide updates.
  — Jonathan H. Westover, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
• These informal gatherings result in positive emotions from communication and fewer chances to burn out at work.
  — Anton Pavlovsky, Forbes, 11 Aug. 2022
• Trump’s businesses and acted as an informal adviser to his 2016 campaign.
  — Jon Swaine, Dalton Bennett, Anchorage Daily News, 30 July 2022
• As the price of messaging dropped to almost zero, users have employed messages to communicate with friends and families in informal conversations.
  — Rayna Song, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2022
• The effort can involve wardrobe, hair and makeup consultations spread over several days, plus informal coffee chats to build rapport with the photographer—all before the camera clicks for the first time.
  — Callum Borchers, WSJ, 11 Aug. 2022
• There are people who have participated in formal and informal meetings, and shared their stories over and over, to help individuals who hold the power to enact change understand the need for it.
  — Theresa Vargas, Washington Post, 27 July 2022
• The fellas hold a quick and informal draft of the top players in the NBA Finals.
  — Aaron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post, 5 June 2024
• 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
• As tracks played into the night, members of the crowd got up from their picnic blankets and joined the informal dance floor.
  — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2024
• Helping in times of need sets up an informal pooling of risk.
  — Jessica Dulong, CNN, 11 Sep. 2024
• Pauker serves as an informal spokesman for the survivors.
  — William Booth, Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2023
• The new companions, who still will not receive a salary, will be more informal than the ladies-in-waiting of decades past.
  — Emily Burack, Town & Country, 28 Nov. 2022
• The informal meeting felt more like a group of friends getting together, which is a draw for some.
  — Jesse Wright, Chicago Tribune, 3 Jan. 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
• Most of this growth occurs in the informal sector, so the question isn’t how to manage it, but how to empower it.
  — Holly Jones, Variety, 4 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 12 Dec 2024