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.
• 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
• There was even an informal queue of people waiting to join the official one.
  — Mike Corder, Jill Lawless and Danica Kirka, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Sep. 2022
• It's used as an informal measure of how bad a storm is expected to be or has been, because the chain of restaurants, many of which are in the South, are rarely closed.
  — NBC News, 9 Oct. 2024
• This is part of the new king’s desire to usher in a more visible, more informal monarchy.
  — WSJ, 14 Sep. 2022
• The four of us emerged from the Woodland Garden, an informal area filled with camellias and staghorn ferns, and found ourselves on a paved terrace equipped with drink stands.
  — Helen Carefoot, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 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
• The transition from that informal setup to a proper shop wasn’t long planned.
  — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 6 Aug. 2024
• 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
• After the habeas petition was filed last year, Judge Ryan asked the D.A.’s office to give an informal response.
  — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 22 Oct. 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
• Dear Miss Manners: My wife and I were at an informal outdoor party for a child’s birthday.
  — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
• Windows over the sink flood the room with natural sunlight and the kitchen island has eat-in seating for informal weekend breakfast.
  — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 31 Oct. 2024
• The model was holding onto a mug and wearing no makeup for the informal photoshoot.
  — Raven Brunner, People.com, 27 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 18 Nov 2024