defining
Example Sentences
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Now those darkened daytime Bradford rooms will take their place alongside other defining names and moments in cultural history inside Tate Britain, home to the biggest collection of British art in the world.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
His defining moment came in that 2021 Champions League final victory.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
Abnormal protein buildup is a defining feature of conditions such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026
He’d won more than a few races on his own—stages at the Giro d’Italia and Vuelta a Espana, time trials here and there—but he’d yet to have that defining moment of his own.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Her niceness is writ large, it is her defining quality and she needs it acknowledged, often, daily almost, which can be tiring.
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
