silhouette
Example Sentences
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It was Jessica’s bulky shape silhouetted against the light coming from behind her.
From Literature
Flint often gelled his hair into the shape of two devil horns, of which a silhouette is etched into the backrest of the bench.
From BBC
Bold purple and magenta animations of galloping warriors silhouetted against rustling pines cover entire walls.
Together, the roof and the tower give the chapel a beguiling silhouette that can suggest anything from a giant pictograph to an abstract sculpture.
From their silhouettes, I could tell they were adults.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
