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.
  • Since its glory days, the park has served as an informal world’s fair of sports.
    — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Adios to informal nights–the in-between dress mode.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2026
  • First with informal classes for friends, then friends-of-friends.
    — Lina Abascal, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2024
  • And maybe the latter is what all of us missed in this informal survey.
    — Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Helping in times of need sets up an informal pooling of risk.
    — Jessica Dulong, CNN, 11 Sep. 2024
  • Like, these have all been informal entries.
    — Gabrielle Fonrouge,melissa Repko,annie Palmer, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025
  • As the kids grew, the home grew into an informal music school.
    — Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
  • Use it in a native plant garden, as an informal screen, or as a loose hedge.
    — Daniel Scott, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Users’ feeds are flooded with these informal peeks into the worlds of their friends.
    — Elana Klein, WIRED, 28 Jan. 2024
  • More events, formal and informal, will take place at the garden.
    — Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 May 2022
  • Some of my favorite pictures are the most informal.
    — Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 27 Dec. 2025
  • This informal system is far from perfect, of course.
    — Saumya Roy, The Dial, 6 Jan. 2026
  • The project evolved out of an informal recording session.
    — Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026
  • The weight of running this informal refugee network shows.
    — Vidushi Mishti Sharma, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Then comes an informal beauty pageant to select the finest turkey in the land.
    — Kendra Nordin Beato, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Nov. 2024
  • The kitchen and informal dining area is open to the family room.
    — James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 27 July 2025
  • There were informal orphanages for a long time.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 26 May 2026
  • That's based on an informal poll of buyers conducted over the past week.
    — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 22 June 2026
  • Kennedy says for the most part, her contact with the company has been informal.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 19 June 2026
  • What began as an informal side project now makes up half of Shanabruch’s income.
    — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
  • The meeting won't be a state visit, but a more informal courtesy.
    — Editors, USA TODAY, 12 June 2021
  • Elsewhere, there are both formal and informal living rooms, and not just one but two kitchens.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Kennedy said the informal makeup of the groups raises some concerns.
    — David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 3 Dec. 2024
  • There was no informal training.
    — Bruce Martin, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • DeKay wasn’t sure the role was for him, so an informal reading of the script was held at the theater.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2026

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