How to Use nonofficial in a Sentence

nonofficial

adjective
  • In Fox’s case, her nonofficial cover is an art dealer who is actually an arms dealer.
    — Jim Higdon, The Courier-Journal, 2 Mar. 2020
  • Then, as now, the argument that a sitting president can’t be sued in a civil case for nonofficial actions was rejected.
    — Linda Feldmann, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Mar. 2018
  • The song already has close to a quarter million views on YouTube on the group’s official page and tens of thousands more views on nonofficial pages.
    — Carlos De Loera, latimes.com, 21 June 2019
  • Pruitt's use of his subordinates to perform nonofficial duties has already caused upheaval within the agency.
    — chicagotribune.com, 7 June 2018
  • The president, for instance, might veto a bill after accepting a bribe—something that sure sounds like a nonofficial, criminal act.
    — Sarah Binder, Foreign Affairs, 18 July 2024
  • And since then, nonofficial inflation indicators don’t point to less inflation, but rather to more inflation.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Hupp was not the only EPA employee enlisted to perform nonofficial tasks.
    — chicagotribune.com, 5 June 2018
  • Harmon's review also found that Bevin did not properly reimburse taxpayers for the use of overnight flight crews for nonofficial purposes.
    — Joe Sonka, The Courier-Journal, 12 Mar. 2020
  • In early March, leaks about the forthcoming decision to withdraw from Syria appeared in nonofficial media.
    — Dmitry Adamsky, Foreign Affairs, 3 Apr. 2016
  • That bleak picture was broadly in line with the signals coming from business surveys, corporate earnings and a host of nonofficial data sources that previously pointed to a dramatic slowdown.
    — Jason Douglas, WSJ, 30 May 2022
  • Fox operates under the most dangerous capacity for the CIA in nonofficial cover.
    — Jim Higdon, The Courier-Journal, 2 Mar. 2020
  • Organizers of a nonofficial town hall on a snowy January evening were quick to acknowledge those sentiments, as a few dozen attendees gathered virtually and in-person.
    — David Jesse, Freep.com, 5 Feb. 2023
  • There was no evacuation for nonofficial Americans from Ukraine, Syria, Yemen, or other hot spots when government personnel were taken out, the official said.
    — Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 30 Apr. 2023
  • WeChat groups are characterized by a mixture of official and nonofficial information, foreign and domestic news, and personal observations and experiences.
    — Mary Hui, Quartz, 26 Jan. 2020
  • Trump’s claim won’t necessarily sway the judge, because the type of conduct at issue in the hush money case may well fall into the category of what the Supreme Court called nonofficial, personal actions for which a president can still be prosecuted.
    — Perry Stein, Washington Post, 2 July 2024
  • Trump's claim won't necessarily sway the judge, because the type of conduct at issue in the hush money case may well fall into the category of what the Supreme Court called nonofficial, personal actions for which a president can still be prosecuted.
    — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 4 July 2024
  • Whether truthful or misleading, a state gains plausible deniability by characterizing its nationals as nonofficial military personnel, using such terms as contractors, mercenaries, privateers or volunteers.
    — Austin Carson, Washington Post, 20 Feb. 2018

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