informally

Example Sentences

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Those applicants weren’t screened as strictly as usual because they were likely to be existing customers and would be informally vetted by branch staff, according to people familiar with the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal

Known informally as taking NATO's "marriage vows", officials from Helsinki and Stockholm were questioned as to whether they would uphold NATO's collective defence pledge that an attack on one ally is an attack on all.

From Reuters

Later, without ever having taken an art history class, she started collecting informally.

From New York Times

If all customer deposits were considered guaranteed by the government, formally or informally, then regulations would need to be strengthened to prevent bank failures or lessen their costs when they do happen.

From Seattle Times

In it, a large intergenerational family gathers informally around a morning table strewn with the newspaper.

From New York Times