informality

Example Sentences

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"Resilient growth and stable unemployment figures should not distract us from the deeper reality: hundreds of millions of workers remain trapped in poverty, informality, and exclusion," ILO chief Gilbert Houngbo said in a statement.

From Barron's • Jan. 14, 2026

But informality and ambiguity remain a feature, not a bug, of China’s approach to coercive economic bargaining.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025

The feisty small company regularly attracts young audiences drawn to the informality of its performances, which might be in a club, garden or cemetery.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2024

In an attempt to convey intimacy in her conversation with the vice president, Barrymore allowed informality to veer into disrespect.

From Seattle Times • May 2, 2024

Aureliano Segundo helped her back to bed and with the same informality with which he always treated her, he asked her the meaning of her farewell.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez