Sentence examples for At informality from inspiring English sources

After one false start and a bout of profanity by Mr. Martin (one of many, a seeming attempt at informality), the band found the groove, and Mr. Martin took some impressive liberties with the song's sturdy melody.

Quinlan appears stunned at the informality of the system for appointments to the disciplinary panel.

Some, predictably, turn up their noses at the informality and the abbreviated spellings that are rampant in bite-size, phone-based transmissions.

Audiences used to the square-jawed, crew-cut discipline on display in American combat movies may be surprised at the informality -- and the shagginess -- of the Israeli Army.

Not knowing how to respond, I said nothing, one foot crossed uncomfortably in front of the other in what had been, initially, an attempt at bold informality but, as time passed, quickly began to feel like an effeminate posture that would help only in the case against my confidence and assertiveness.

He was far more concerned with my comfort -- "Wouldn't you rather sit in a chair?" -- or his discomfort at my informality.

Dr. Garvey, who prefers black turtlenecks to starched shirts, puts patients at ease with his informality.

She had a gift for informality, laughter and putting people at ease.

She adds: "Charles's informality seems to put him at ease and he becomes relaxed".

By The New Yorker August 12, 2008 There's no first-name informality at O. Perry Walker High School.

There's a sophistication and informality at the same time that makes it work".