informal speech
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As teenagers aged 12 and 13 play informal games, older ones practice in short spurts under the supervision of academy coaches.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 26, 2022
Until the interview Niemann had not spoken about the scandal since 7 September when he admitted to cheating in informal games when he was younger but strenuously denied doing so in competitive games.
From BBC • Oct. 5, 2022
In informal games before training camp began, and during the first official practices, Lue said Winslow added a different element by grabbing rebounds and attacking upcourt with his dribble, along with his defensive versatility.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 5, 2021
His older brother, Kristoffer, played, too, and Backstrom would latch onto him and his friends for nightly informal games, spurred on by the more mature competition.
From Washington Post • Sep. 27, 2018
Vigorous informal games, having to do with floating and sinking balls and effigies: pushball, in which the players never seemed to know, or to care, upon which side they were playing; water-fights and ducking contests....
From Skylark Three by Wessolowski, Hans Waldemar
