contour

Example Sentences

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It was the first skill apprentice artists learned, and its premium on firm contours and clearly defined forms was carried over into painting.

From The Wall Street Journal

She ran her fingers along it, feeling its contours, and she understood.

From Literature

The contours of the deal were reported earlier in the week.

From The Wall Street Journal

Space Force, the branch of the military that deals with the nation’s space interests, helped the FAA draw the contours of theoretical “debris response areas” — no-fly zones that could be activated if Starship exploded.

From Salon

In these paintings, figures are defined by wiry contours and modeled with lean pigments in saturated hues.

From The Wall Street Journal