The phrase "a defining style" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a particular style that characterizes or distinguishes someone or something, often in the context of art, fashion, or personal expression.
Example: "Her use of bold colors and unique patterns creates a defining style that sets her apart from other designers."
Alternatives: "a signature style" or "a distinctive style".
The grid is not an American invention, but it's a strategy that flowered here, from facades to the mile-square divisions of the Midwest: a perfect market-driven makeshift that became a defining style.
From these two dissimilar paintings, one Turkman and one Timurid, as well as from the sampling of metalwork, calligraphy and bookbinding that surround them at Asia Society, we get a sense of dynasty still shopping for a defining style.
As the national team took on the approach it gained popularitybut even there the false nine never became a defining style and, by the sixties, by which time the culture that had generated the tactical radicalism had been devastated by the Uprising and its aftermath, the image of the Hungarian striker was the far more orthodox Florian Albert.
Until then there hadn't been such a defined style and I identified with it.
Mrs. Long - tall, plain-spoken and luminously blond - said the chardonnays present reflected a defined style.
The company (pronounced lev) is new — this run marks its American debut — but it has a defined style that it takes most troupes years to develop.
Italy have a clear identity, a defined style and variety to their play.
I am yet to see a defined style of play from Sunderland since he took charge at the end of July.
His illustrations have a defined style, equal parts crude cartoon and vintage punk chaos.
Most artists had a defined style and signature detail, like JOP!'s chickens or Salt's eyeballs, and each collection had its own theme.
He isn't interested in creating work with a defined style but seeks to capture nuanced concepts that engage history, both real and imagined, and parallel worlds where ghosts, time travel and science fiction all exist.
