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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a formation that" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when describing a specific type of arrangement or structure, often in contexts related to science, military, or sports.
Example: "The researchers observed a formation that indicated the presence of a new species in the area."
Alternatives: "a structure that" or "an arrangement that".
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He played a formation that didn't suit us.
It's a formation that requires those wide men to work hard up and down the field, tucking in as required to bolster midfield numbers.
The upshot was that a whole bunch of little fish gang up and begin swimming in a formation that resembles one huge fish, thus warding off predators.
The hip, with-it, ever-ahead-of-the-curve N.F.L. saw two of its glamour teams befuddled by a formation that is more than 100 years old.
In other words, in the three tournaments in which England reached the semi-finals or better, they were using a formation that struck against the default.
Though each manager used a formation that can pack five footballers in midfield at a moment's notice, it was Benítez's players who were more geared to advance.
A STATIC SQUARE is a formation that resembles a squared-up set the way the square is when you start a tip.
One of his most tactically emblematic games was the World Club Cup final in 2011: that day Barcelona hammered Santos 4-0 with a formation that was essentially 4-6-0 but no less attacking for it.
Farmer plans to use Milbrett in the midfield instead of in her usual position as a striker in a formation that calls for one forward, giving Milbrett more space in front of her to attack.
By abandoning 3-4-3 in favofr of a more sturdy 4-3-3, Marino believed he had found a formation that would make his team more consistent without compromising their attacking instincts.
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This industrialization of Pennsylvania's rural countryside is part of a natural gas gold rush that has descended on the Marcellus Shale--a formation that stretches from West Virginia all the way to New York State.
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