Sentence examples for virtually defined from inspiring English sources

It virtually defined perfume style in the 1990s.

That may sound surprising, given that college is virtually defined as an institution devoted to nourishing learning and intellectualism.

(He flamed out early and died young in 1940; she virtually defined the flapper phenomenon but ended up in a sanitarium, dying in a fire in 1948).

As half of the duo Coles and Atkins, he virtually defined "class act," the term for a routine distinguished by deceptively easy dignity.

The Bills (2-0) halsoalso come up short on special teams, an aspect of their game that virtually defined the team through most of the 1990's.

For much of at least one generation of filmgoers, the term screen chemistry was virtually defined by what Hawks's cameras captured between Bogart and Bacall.

For Chatsworth, which virtually defines the ideal of the English country house, has always been open to the public.

Portraying characters who virtually define the generic, Mr. Llana and Ms. Brown infuse Adam and Eve with some pleasing sparkle.

Yet Mexico's state-sanctioned mestizo identity allowed its rulers to ignore its beleaguered indigenous populations — virtually defining them out of existence.

He died a stupid death after living a stupid life, but leaving behind him a body of work which virtually defines its genre.

He played pivotal roles in the development of the recording, radio and film industries, while virtually defining the microphone as a singer's instrument.