They had built, by Joseph James, a gothic-influenced building, in the prevailing style of the period.
I didn't like the idea of sitting or walking around in nothing at all, but it seemed to be the prevailing style there.
The other criteria, the mayor added, was that the architecture fit in with the prevailing style of the village's downtown buildings.
Regional and social realism formed the prevailing style in art.
In all of this, a down-market extravagance is the prevailing style.
You go, my man, with the prevailing style.
The prevailing style called for an extremely low waist line, well down on the hips, several inches below its natural location.
The prevailing style of management must undergo transformation.
This group rejected the prevailing style of the Italian Academy at the beginning of the 20th century.
The prevailing style in restaurant design is modern and minimal.