How to Use "formative" with Example Sentences

1. Jaw-dropping events were apparently commonplace in my mother 's formative years -- no surprise , since she was such an outsize character herself .
2. Meanwhile , only 13 per cent who had close bonds in their formative years became obese .
3. The formative experience of my life was the german occupation of hungary in 1944 .
4. These are invariably formative experiences that make the protagonist stronger .
5. They developed a unique combination of idealism and pragmatism during their formative years .