Informally is an English word with synonyms like formally or colloquially. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Informally meaning
In an irregular or informal manner; without the usual forms.
Synonyms of Informally
Using Informally
- The main meaning on this page is: In an irregular or informal manner; without the usual forms.
- Useful related words include: formally, colloquially, conversationally, en famille.
- In the example corpus, informally often appears in combinations such as: informally known, informally as, informally by.
Context around Informally
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 11 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Informally
- In this selection, "informally" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, 1990, 1992, eating, known, ptichka and baikal stand out and add context to how "informally" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a term informally used to and already has informally to bring. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "informally" sits close to words such as abolition, absorbing and bentley, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with informally
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
During the march that straddled several states, Rahul was also pictured interacting with locals informally. (15 words)
The two subsequent orbiters, which were due in 1990 (informally Ptichka ) and 1992 (informally Baikal ) were never completed. (18 words)
A “snack” is a term informally used to describe a person who is sexually attractive, according to Oxford Languages. (19 words)
Auric interpreted the geology intersected in the Resolute drill holes to mirror that hosting the Chalice Gold Mine approximately 8km to the northeast, separated by a granodiorite dome which Auric informally refers to as the Chalice Dome. (37 words)
After the formalities were over, many members took the opportunity to chat informally to Howard and share his teenage memories of seeing his first professional tournament at Pannal which cemented his ambition to become a professional golfer. (37 words)
Rather than proliferating legal arms, formalising state police is the clear ultimate solution to the problem — formalising, because many states are already informally involved in the federal security apparatus, without calling these outfits state police. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
The two subsequent orbiters, which were due in 1990 (informally Ptichka ) and 1992 (informally Baikal ) were never completed.
A breakfast bar is an extended worktop that is typically used for cooking, eating informally, or as extra seating in the kitchen.
After the settlement, prosecutors say Palazzola informally transferred ownership of PIA to a family member and continued to work at the business for another 14 months.
Auric interpreted the geology intersected in the Resolute drill holes to mirror that hosting the Chalice Gold Mine approximately 8km to the northeast, separated by a granodiorite dome which Auric informally refers to as the Chalice Dome.
During the march that straddled several states, Rahul was also pictured interacting with locals informally.
During this period of time, I would sit with John informally in the kitchen in the evening and chat about the day.
Even though these proposals are now only discussed informally, some states asked not only to reinstate these content crimes in the convention but also to “strengthen” and “expand” them.
In D9, a large portion of these are privately employed and, given the known fact of minuscule formal employment, are most likely to be informally employed.
Once a year, in the early hours of the morning, the City of London's streets come alive with horses, carriages and police, for an event informally known as the 'ghost parade'.
Rather than proliferating legal arms, formalising state police is the clear ultimate solution to the problem — formalising, because many states are already informally involved in the federal security apparatus, without calling these outfits state police.
That plan supports formalizing a “bi-monetary” system the country already has informally to bring those squirreled-away dollars back into the formal financial system.
The vast majority of small-scale or artisanal miners in the Amazon are mining illegally in protected areas, or working informally – outside reserves but without explicit permission from the government.
The watchdog acknowledged that ATF employees sometimes informally recruit among family and friends, which isn’t improper in and of itself, but there should be more checks in place.
After the formalities were over, many members took the opportunity to chat informally to Howard and share his teenage memories of seeing his first professional tournament at Pannal which cemented his ambition to become a professional golfer.
A “snack” is a term informally used to describe a person who is sexually attractive, according to Oxford Languages.
Born in Granada, Spain, to parents who appreciated music but played only informally, she would listen to recordings on drives.
Informally known as a "click-to-cancel" rule, this act will force streamers to "make it as easy for consumers to cancel their enrollment as it was to sign up," according to the press release.
Karim Alshurafa, who described himself informally as a spokesperson for Palestinians in Pittsburgh, part of the Pittsburgh Palestine Coalition, said Pitt has chosen an incorrect path.
Known informally as the Rock of Polynesia, Niue was settled by Samoans in 900AD and has a population of around 1,500.
KP.3 is part of a newly identified group of variants, informally termed FLiRT, which stands for F lineage recombinant type.
Common combinations with informally
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- informally known 12×
- informally as 11×
- informally by 9×
- and informally 8×
- known informally 8×
- used informally 7×
- informally in 6×
- informally to 6×
- informally called 6×
- sometimes informally 5×