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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a formative period" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a time in someone's life or development that significantly shapes their character, beliefs, or skills.
Example: "During her college years, she experienced a formative period that influenced her career choices and personal values."
Alternatives: "a developmental phase" or "a crucial stage".
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The Dumfries hoard opens a fascinating window on a formative period in the story of Scotland".
He described this as a formative period in developing his political consciousness.
So it's a welcome surprise to discover she actually had a formative period.
After a formative period travelling around Italy after the conclusion of the Napoleonic wars, Sarah's interests turned to architecture.
Jack Levin sees medical school as a formative period in which scientific exploration can yield tremendous payoffs.
Seymour Britchky, a restaurant critic whose tart, distinctive voice covered a formative period of New York dining from 1971 to 1991, died yesterday in New York.
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DEBORAH HAY I was pretty young and that was a crucial, formative period.
It was a truly formative period for the country and space flight.
The discoveries demonstrate that astronomers may have been missing a vital, formative period in the history of the universe.
It may not be true, but certainly he was there at a very formative period in Irish music.
In these and other ventures, the publisher Thomas McLean issued hundreds of political caricatures during a great formative period of modern legislation; his artist, Robert Seymour, was in the Gillray line rather than the later one of John Doyle, who also worked for McLean.
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