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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a formation" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a specific arrangement or structure of objects, people, or ideas.
Example: "The birds flew in a V formation across the sky."
Alternatives: "an arrangement" or "a configuration."
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So it's like a formation".
"It was just a formation thing.
In one meeting, Ryan drew a formation on the board.
It is not a formation, you imagine, that scares Chávez.
A formation of six police helicopters droned overhead.
But this was a formation with no obvious role for Sneijder to slot into.
When we first encounter him, he is already aloft, in a formation of three.
"We've been playing a formation with me roaming behind two strikers," Owen said.
With only seconds between play calls, Weis has a limited time to chose a formation.
A formation of military aircraft will fly over the parade route.
A mile and a half below the surface was a formation called the Barnett Shale.
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