- past participle of silhouette.
- past tense form of silhouette.
silhouetted
Example Sentences
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The DJ was silhouetted by a large window display of a gigantic, human-sized plastic re-creation of Raising Cane’s chicken tenders and crinkle-cut fries being dipped into a tub of Cane’s Sauce.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
Its glacial flatness doesn’t lend itself to crusades, or to impressive scenes like a man on horseback silhouetted against the sunset.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026
So it’ll be, like, 5 or 6 o’clock in the morning, and it’s dark, but the palm trees are silhouetted in the sky.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
As old as the invention of photography, rayographs—negative, silhouetted photographic prints made by placing objects directly onto light-sensitive paper—are more commonly known as photograms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 27, 2025
Its open wings were like majestic fans with tan feathers at the base overlapping black ones, and its wingtips were silhouetted on either side like open fingers against the brilliant blue sky.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
