silhouette
Example Sentences
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He stands in silhouette against the dawn of American nationhood like the rock towers in Utah’s Bryce Canyon: magnificent, awe-inspiring, inert.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
While keeping the same basic silhouette, subsequent models had greater power and came in a variety of colors.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
Guests who don’t want to use the technology can enter through a separate entrance marked with a silhouette of a head and shoulders with a slash through it.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
Some sportspeople you only need a silhouette to be able to recognise - and Tiger is definitely one of those.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
As Pinmei looked up at it, she thought she saw the silhouette of a rabbit sitting at the top of the mountain, waiting.
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
Vocabulary lists containing silhouette
Long Way Down
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"The Great Gatsby," Chapter 1 Vocabulary
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