high relief
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This stark dichotomy puts Amina, stunningly sung and acted by Nadine Sierra, into high relief on stage.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025
“But it was the sadness of an artist, a sadness tinged with languor and a sadness against which his artistry stood out in high relief in a manner that was quite extraordinary.”
From New York Times • May 3, 2022
Staying home all the time has really thrown into high relief how much *work* it is to go out into the world and perform appropriate femininity.
From Slate • Jun. 14, 2021
The most imposing sculpture is a 17th-century metal plaque showing the figure of a royal courtier in high relief.
From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2021
Particularly were we impressed with the curious Caverns on the Island of Elephanta, with the gigantic figures carved in high relief.
From Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life by Child-Villiers, Margaret Elizabeth Leigh
