The phrase "a distinctive part of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a unique or defining element of something, often in discussions about characteristics or features.
Example: "The vibrant colors are a distinctive part of the artist's style, setting her work apart from others."
Alternatives: "a unique aspect of" or "a defining feature of".
The industry was so important that the whaling life became a distinctive part of the American experience.
Their descendants continued to form a distinctive part of the population, and the late 20th and early 21st centuries saw a renewed interest in Acadian history and culture.
The internet has caused our no-byline policy to fray a little around the edges, then, but the lack of bylines remains central to our identity and a distinctive part of our brand.
Still, with its irregular facade, with facets that twist like silver ribbons hanging from the sky, the Gehry building has quickly become a distinctive part of the skyline and a symbol of Lower Manhattan's rebirth since the Sept. 11 attacks.
She said Christchurch's thriving art and communal creativity had become a touchstone for the cities residents; a way of working through their grief and a distinctive part of the city's new and evolving identity.
His desire is admirable – I'm all for better pay for restaurant workers – but to eradicate tipping would be to lose a distinctive part of America's culture, and that would be sad.
Breakfast is a very distinctive part of the schedule".
"We wanted to show a very distinctive part of destruction -- not just destroying, but how destruction itself can be a means of expression for artists," said Gianni Jetzer, curator with Chris Sharp of the exhibition, "Under Destruction," the first chapter of which opened on Wednesday.
They were a small but distinctive part of a collection aimed at reflecting global style.
They were a small but distinctive part of a show aimed at global style.
This unusual capacity to see things and to say what he saw makes Ruskin's work not just an important episode in the history of taste but also an enduring and distinctive part of English literature.
