The phrase "a distinctive appearance" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe something or someone that has a unique or easily recognizable look.
Example: "The artist's work is known for its vibrant colors and a distinctive appearance that sets it apart from others."
Alternatives: "a unique look" or "a recognizable style".
They have a distinctive appearance on radiography as they have a bilaminar structure, making them appear as a double ring or halo (double density) on anteroposterior view and a step-off at the separation between the anode and cathode on lateral view.
He has a distinctive appearance.
Early German settlers gave it a distinctive appearance.
After drying, the image has a distinctive appearance in which the ink has appreciable thickness, and thin lines have less thickness than wider lines.
Each individual kachina had a distinctive appearance, and during annual rituals they were thought to possess or share the bodies of dancers whose regalia matched that appearance.
But Mr. Dotcom's lawyer said he posed no threat of absconding or restarting his businesses, arguing that his client had cooperated fully, his passports had been seized and his money frozen, and also that he had a distinctive appearance.
A short tail and long, narrow wings with four long, finger-like feathers, and a shorter fifth, give it a very distinctive appearance.
Usually found in dry, hilly areas of northern and southern Haiti and the northwest of the Dominican Republic, Z. antillarum is a relatively short fan palm with clustered stems and a very distinctive appearance caused by its persistent spiny leaf sheaths.
This are then floated or troweled down into the surface before they dissolve, and once they have dissolved they leave a pock-marked surface that when properly done gives a unique, distinctive appearance and good traction.
Ariel has a very distinctive appearance, with her long, flowing, bright red hair, blue eyes, green mermaid tail and purple seashell bikini top.
We considered all reported locations to be accurate for species identification since the flat-headed cat has a very distinctive appearance and is not easily mistaken for any other felid or other small carnivore.
