How to Use formation in a Sentence

formation

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  • The team ran on the field and lined up in a punt formation.
  • The book explains the formation of the planets.
  • The soldiers were marching in formation.
  • The mixtape goes all the way back to the 1970s and the early formation of hip hop.
    — Orlando Mendiola, WIRED, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Our art started in the sand, the rocks, the very formation of Australia.
    — Patrick Frater, Variety, 27 Sep. 2023
  • The arrival of the Little Rope comes as this year marks the 30th anniversary of the band's formation.
    — David Chiu, Peoplemag, 18 Jan. 2024
  • The show features a fleet of 300 drones choreographed to create formations and patterns in the night sky.
    — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 June 2023
  • In the Eocene, the formation of these clouds was enhanced by the positions of the Earth’s continents and mountains.
    — Matt Simon, WIRED, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Make sure to leave time to stroll the park’s Atlantic shoreline, which is marked by coquina rock formations and tidal pools.
    — Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2023
  • Basically, the center of the Karuk world is right there on those formations, right on the river.
    — Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024
  • The forecast net cash requirement for 2024 is a record since the formation of the eurozone, the strategists say.
    — WSJ, 17 Nov. 2023
  • After the formation lap, the collective engine soundtracks reached a crescendo as the 20-car field fired off on the first of 57 laps.
    — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 8 May 2023
  • In 2016, the FARC fighters signed a peace deal with the government, a condition of which was the formation of the commission.
    — Silvana Paternostro, New York Times, 26 May 2023
  • The Eagles came out in a swinging-gate formation and ran a jet sweep, with Pablo Jackson running left to right and just getting in the end zone for the win.
    — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Nov. 2023
  • Trick plays and a diversified mix of formations and motions kept the Red Wolves off-guard throughout the first half.
    — Mike Harley, arkansasonline.com, 24 Dec. 2023
  • Behind them, a flock of pigeons flew in formation over the sparkling Arabian Sea.
    — Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Garber announced the formation of the task force on January 19, just 38 days ago.
    — Matt Egan, CNN, 25 Feb. 2024
  • The City Council passed a resolution on April 2, declaring a housing crisis in the city and calling for the formation of the task force.
    — Nwa Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 11 Apr. 2024
  • This damage leads to the formation of a clot, which seals off the area and prevents any further fluid leakage or bleeding.
    — William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • The rocks, gems, and fossils come from all over the world and include some information about their origin and formation.
    — Nikita Charuza, Peoplemag, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Louis has been doing just that — despite the challenges of monastic formation.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 July 2023
  • Blue Ivy Carter is in formation — and her viral dance cameo on the Renaissance world tour is helping one of her mother’s songs reach new heights.
    — Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 June 2023
  • These changes could set in motion events that lead to an election and the formation of a different government.
    — Dennis Ross, Foreign Affairs, 13 Mar. 2024
  • People in the ’20s and ’30s genuinely thought science could, for instance, lead to the formation of a world government.
    — David Lipset, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2024
  • So the Chiefs have to make sure that 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan’s formations and camouflage don’t mess up their coverages.
    — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Indeed, one possibility is that black holes seed the formation stars, or at least are present as stars form.
    — The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 21 Dec. 2023
  • At the site, shifting plate tectonics in the ocean crust fueled by heat from the mantle cause earthquakes and lead to the formation of mountains and volcanoes.
    — Camille Fine, USA TODAY, 6 June 2023
  • Cloud Peak’s goal is to become the largest business formation company that most people have never heard of.
    — Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 28 June 2023
  • But, as a way of keeping militants within the fold and of keeping pace with the P.L.O. as a force of resistance, Yassin sanctioned the import of arms and the formation of nascent militia groups.
    — David Remnick, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2023
  • The three groups appear to be small armed formations, judging by their videos posted on Tuesday and earlier.
    — Serhii Korolchuk, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024

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