The phrase "a distinctive mode of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a unique or characteristic way of doing something, often in artistic, cultural, or communicative contexts.
Example: "The artist's work showcases a distinctive mode of expression that sets it apart from traditional styles."
Alternatives: "a unique method of" or "a characteristic way of".
The philosophical significance of place in Heidegger's work and as the focus of a distinctive mode of philosophical thinking.
There is much debate as to whether partnerships represent a distinctive mode of coordination in practice, however.
Coogler, who previously directed "Creed," his 2015 reboot of the "Rocky" series, has a distinctive mode of dramatic inspiration: he catches the existential struggles of life and death in quiet moments of intimate confrontation.
Its hips and knees indicate that these animals were capable of vertical clinging and leaping in arboreal environments; this is a distinctive mode of locomotion that is also practiced by many living lemurs.
Of perhaps more importance, scientists report in the journal Nature, published online Wednesday, the newfound foot not only belonged to a different species but also had evolved a distinctive mode of locomotion, which scientists described as "equivocal".
The midlife retirement endemic to the professional athlete is a form of bereavement, ending a distinctive mode of life often based as much on love for one's sport as physical aptitude.
He works in a distinctive mode: science-fiction with overtones of transcendence.
The city of Zanzibar is still primarily a Muslim town, although the distinctive mode of life and culture, reminiscent of an Eastern commercial centre, has almost disappeared since the downfall of the Arab oligarchy in 1964.
Irreversible inhibitors that modify cysteine or lysine residues within a protein kinase ATP binding site offer, through their distinctive mode of action, an alternative to ATP-competitive agents.
In the third phase, which lasted until the last decades of the 20th century, it was recognized that empirical knowledge was fallible, but it was still granted a special status due to its distinctive mode of production.
NEW ORLEANS — Seven years to the day that Hurricane Katrina and levee failures unleashed a deluge of devastation on the Gulf Coast, Hurricane Isaac brought its own distinctive mode of destruction on Wednesday, drenching the coast not with a quick blow but with an unremitting smothering.
