distinctive style

collocation in English

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distinctive
adjective
uk
/dɪˈstɪŋk.tɪv/us
/dɪˈstɪŋk.tɪv/
Something that is distinctive is easy to recognize because it is different from ...
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style
noun
uk
/staɪl/us
/staɪl/
a way of doing something, especially one that is typical of a person, group of people, place, ...
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(Definition ofdistinctiveandstylefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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To create adistinctivestyle, individuals draw upon resources that are accessible to them.
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If you just play notes and not put anything into it, you'll never have adistinctivestyle.
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Adistinctivestyleof rhythm and blues was fostered in the city's clannish and somewhat ingrown atmosphere.
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Speakers utilize adistinctivestylewhen making speeches on behalf of the chief to ground members and visitors.
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Hisdistinctivestyleof piano playing became known locally as 'rumba-boogie'.
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Victorian enthusiasts could bring adistinctivestyleto their proceedings.
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Orff, the composer and teacher, developed adistinctivestylein which music is an expression of the community rather than the individual.
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I emphasise that we are dealing with adistinctivestyleof fishing but, despite our specialness, we are constantly caught up in the general crisis that affects the national fleet.
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The pair developed adistinctivestyle, including in their stories characteristic musical numbers and chase scenes.
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The game uses cel shading to mimic thedistinctivestyleof the original.
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During his year-long confinement to bed he developed hisdistinctivestyleof playing.
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Later he developed adistinctivestyleof his own.
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This version maintained all of the keydistinctivestylefeatures such as the pockets, etc., but with some key differences.
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For these, he abandoned hisdistinctivestyleand moved to more conventional depictions of objects and space.
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Inspired by the island's unique landscapes and light, he developed adistinctivestyleof classic modernism.
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The pair are separated and trapped in different environments, each determined to escape in their owndistinctivestyle.
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Thedistinctivestyleis exemplified in the building's symmetry, central emphasis, and classical ornamentation.
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Art critics have called hisdistinctivestylemagic realistic, because the viewer tends to read into the picture more than actually appears.
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They are known for theirdistinctivestyle, which mixes vintage/modern high/low pieces.
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In a highlydistinctivestyle, he depicts the sights and sounds of his home village through sophisticated compositions and juxtapositions of color.
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