Frequent reports from the battlefield kept the general 'informed' about how the attack was progressing.
Despite pressure from the police he refused to 'inform on' the other conspirators.
I am sorry to have to 'inform' [='tell'] you that your flight has been delayed.
(..) a pack of smokes per man. I made my usual percent, of course. So this big-shot lawyer calls me long-distance from Texas. I say, "Yeah?" He says, "Sorry to inform you, but your brother just died." -I'm sorry to hear that. -I'm not. He was an asshole. Ran off years ago. Figured him for dead. (..)1994 The Shawshank Redemption