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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a formation of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing a group or arrangement of something, often in a scientific or organizational context.
Example: "The researchers observed a formation of clouds that indicated an approaching storm."
Alternatives: "a group of" or "an arrangement of".
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A formation of six police helicopters droned overhead.
When we first encounter him, he is already aloft, in a formation of three.
A formation of military aircraft will fly over the parade route.
Another of the new photos depicts Stephan's Quintet, a formation of galaxies.
This is here translated into a shantytown airport replete with a formation of overhead planes cobbled together from disparate materials.
Its central image is close to abstract, depicting a formation of fighter planes within a haze of concentric circles.
Photograph: Laszlo Balogh/Reuters 4.37pm BST A formation of geese pass the grandstand at the rowing venue in Eton Dorney.
On the other, a formation of barren rock in mineral hues of green, fawn, red and ash.
When a formation of 10 police helicopters flew over the church, people in other neighborhoods in Brooklyn feared that there was an attack.
Usually, the club marches in a formation of four across, the owners in matching green sweatshirts and white pants and skirts.
AT 7 11 p.m. on Saturday, a formation of four fighter jets from the Oceana Naval Air Station in Virginia Beach stream overhead.
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