How to Use formation in a Sentence

formation

noun

• 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.
• That has to be some sort of record in terms of welt formation.
  — Zach Dean, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026
• Large groups of them will march in formation.
  — Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026
• The rigid formations of old are gone.
  — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 20 May 2026
• The formations of night rise ahead.
  — Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
• More gluten formation equals more chew.
  — Emily Elias, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Feb. 2026
• The change of formation worked.
  — James Pearce, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
• But the treaty was plagued with problems even in its formation.
  — Pamela Avila, CNN Money, 18 June 2026
• Along it, there are places to pull over and see the rock formations up close or go for hikes.
  — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 20 Jan. 2026
• But this is just the most recent base formation.
  — Randy Watts, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
• Both outcomes can slow or even stop star formation.
  — Robert Lea, Space.com, 20 Feb. 2026
• Some steps unlock the rest of your formation process.
  — Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
• So, what are the chances of cyclone formation?
  — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2025
• Gertrud and her daughters walked in tight formation.
  — Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
• The formation of river ice is rare.
  — Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Jan. 2026
• Can a new formation unlock the door?
  — Beren Cross, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
• So the back has got to be able to play excuse me within the formation.
  — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 18 Apr. 2023
• This led to the formation of the tag team with the eventual split still in mind.
  — Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
• We were not built to adapt to a different band formation.
  — Janine Rubenstein, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
• The formation of this new island is not a good sign, experts have warned.
  — Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
• The dust has dried out the air and is blocking the formation of most rainstorms.
  — Scott Withers, CBS News, 12 July 2026
• This, Reines and others say, is what led to the formation of new stars.
  — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 21 Jan. 2022
• The sag of each tit—big ones and small—like stalactites of epochal formation.
  — Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2022
• That’s a two-back formation that could put defenses in a bind.
  — Matt Barrows, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
• And even perhaps how star formation plays a part in the types of planets that form around them.
  — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 15 Nov. 2022
• Clot formation is a health risk arising from sluggish blood flow through the veins.
  — Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
• The taillamps are stars as well, though in a sextet formation.
  — Brett Berk, Robb Report, 15 May 2026
• This implies the star's formation has not been chaotic at all.
  — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2025