The phrase "a formidable wave" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a powerful or impressive wave, often in a literal sense related to ocean waves or metaphorically to indicate a strong force or impact.
Example: "As the storm approached, the surfers eagerly awaited the arrival of a formidable wave that would challenge their skills."
Alternatives: "an impressive wave" or "a powerful wave".
In explanation, he wrote: "I would have become a convert, had I not foreseen for years a formidable wave of anti-Semitism about to break upon the world.
Survivors of the shooting channeled their grief last year into a formidable wave of activism that inspired students throughout the country to advocate for stricter gun control.
Orliński, who performed at Weill with members of New York Baroque Incorporated, is part of a formidable wave of gifted younger countertenors which also includes Philippe Jaroussky, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Iestyn Davies, Franco Fagioli, John Holiday, and Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen.
There's the heroism of Henri Bergson the man who wrote the brilliant essay On Laughter wanted to convert from Judaism to Christianity for spiritual reasons, but didn't because of "a formidable wave of anti-Semitism about to break upon the world.
This establishes a hasty and formidable wave of acclaim, and to speak out against it at a later date is to out yourself as a hater, a contrarian, a click-baiter or a troll.
They are forceful and often successful in confronting restrictions and criminalization in individual cities, but they also recognize that as long as this work remains isolated by geography and jurisdictional limitations, it is no match for the formidable wave of power and money that is sweeping the country.
An overnight blast of unseasonable stormy winds in excess of 20 knots had stacked up formidable waves across the Hauraki Gulf race course, but the breeze was just one factor in the race committee's decision.
Amidst the formidable waves, sea spray and foam streak horizontally across the surface at high speed, blurring the view of the ocean's surface in this photo from an aircraft flying through a hurricane.
In club acts this man was the specialist in alienation; his ferocious assaults on assertive audience members, driven by a formidable intellect, can spread waves of discomfort all around him.
Locals have used this extra time to devise a formidable defense against the inevitable waves of change to hit their streets.
Direct detection of these gravitational waves, however, is a formidable technical challenge.
