How to Use unofficial in a Sentence

unofficial

adjective

• The unofficial start of fall is the start of the school year.
  — Kate McGregor, House Beautiful, 1 Sep. 2023
• Highs top out in the mid-90s for the unofficial end of summer.
  — David Streit, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2023
• The unofficial dress code is, of course, pink and white.
  — Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
• Chris calls on Shilpa, the unofficial head of Team Scale, to help.
  — The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 11 Jan. 2024
• The Fourth of July always creeps up fast on the heels of the unofficial start of summer.
  — Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 28 June 2022
• He is expected to play two of the three games against the Blue Jays, which concludes the unofficial first half of the season.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 7 July 2023
• Love it or hate it: Beer is the unofficial official drink of the Queen City.
  — Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 18 Oct. 2024
• Thanks to the Barbie movie, pink has become the unofficial color of the summer.
  — Samantha Jones, Good Housekeeping, 18 Aug. 2023
• The unofficial results said Blaney won the race by 0.012 seconds.
  — Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 2 Oct. 2023
• An unofficial start to the gifting season, Wrapped has proved to be a social trend that just won’t die.
  — Amanda Hoover, WIRED, 29 Nov. 2023
• The album cover’s funky shade of green has become the unofficial hue of the year, Pantone be damned.
  — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 14 Aug. 2024
• The half-inning was unofficial, as the top of the ninth ended with Baltimore, the road team, losing 7-4.
  — Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 28 Feb. 2023
• This week brought the Golden Globes, the unofficial kickoff of awards season.
  — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 13 Jan. 2024
• The book comes on the heels of an unofficial Taylor Swift fan journal that was released last year, in the middle of the singer’s record-breaking Eras Tour.
  — Tim Chan, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Apr. 2024
• The final unofficial statewide results show Mayes ahead of Hamadeh by 510 votes.
  — Tara Kavaler, The Arizona Republic, 29 Nov. 2022
• Denver has, of course, Nikola Jokic and his unofficial crown as the best player in the league.
  — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2024
• The movie culminates in an epic fight scene between The Marvels (their unofficial team name) and Dar-Benn.
  — TIME, 10 Nov. 2023
• The Whisper number is the Street's unofficial view on earnings.
  — Adam Sarhan, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
• Right now is the unofficial grace period for last-minute shoppers to catch some of the best TV deals of the season as last year’s models clear out to make room for the new batch.
  — Ryan Waniata, WIRED, 23 Jan. 2024
• Many were wearing the unofficial Round Top uniform: wide-brimmed hat, flowy floral dress, and boots.
  — Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 9 Nov. 2023
• The unofficial theme of the event, which took place in the great hall of a museum, seemed to be outrage about transgender athletes in women’s sports.
  — Sheelah Kolhatkar, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2022
• Yes, the unofficial muse of a brand known for unchanging classics is Mr. Ch-ch-ch-changes himself.
  — Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 Dec. 2022
• He's even become an unofficial spokesperson for the brand, preaching to friends and strangers about the benefits of owning one.
  — Morgan Korn, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2023
• But there’s agreement from both official and unofficial sources on a drop-off since then.
  — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 June 2022
• The movie is an unofficial co-production with the Netherlands’ Lemming Film.
  — Patrick Frater, Variety, 17 Feb. 2024
• The new rules codify what has been the unofficial normal practice since 2015.
  — Steve Lord, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2024
• The three-day Memorial Day weekend, May 25-27, marks the unofficial start to summer.
  — Brittany Delay, The Mercury News, 24 May 2024
• Today is an unofficial holiday for the readers of the world.
  — Kenrya Rankin, Essence, 8 Aug. 2022
• Also featured in Sayonara is the art of Elle Aragon, whose work as the bar’s unofficial creative director gives it its unique look.
  — Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Aug. 2023
• Some actors may also use AI and other tools to publish fake election results or create deepfake audio and video that report unofficial results.
  — Sam Sabin, Axios, 25 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 12 Nov 2024