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Carve-outs for left-turn lanes alter its form on every other block.—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 30 Apr. 2026 Stir to chill, until a frost forms on the outside.—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 28 Apr. 2026 Skid marks formed on the road surface and smoke and sparks were produced from the rear end of the car, police said.—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026 The small bubbles that formed on top of the butter Mother churned each morning.—Literary Hub, 24 Apr. 2026 To enter, customers complete an online registration form on the American Dew website, which must include a photo of the entrant with a Mountain Dew product.—Greta Cross, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026 Research on food-contact surfaces commonly used in retail settings found that biofilms can form on plastic and stainless steel.—Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 22 Apr. 2026 Michigan normally gets only 13 to 16 tornadoes a year, but this has been an active season and started early with the first ones forming on March 6.—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026 That lovely stream of mist could be pumping out white dust that has formed on the heating element.—Terri Williams, Architectural Digest, 16 Apr. 2026