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silhouette

[sil-oo-et] / ˌsɪl uˈɛt /


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Then, if I dive deeper into Japanese culture, I think about the most iconic silhouette, which for me is a kimono.

From BBC Jun. 29, 2026

Where the former implemented carefully considered, brief glimpses of its female lead to shade her character’s textures, “Obsession” stops caring about Nikki the moment her silhouette is completed.

From Salon Jun. 4, 2026

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

It shows the silhouette of a girl at sunset, running up a steep mountain path, and it’s all clouds parting and God rays shining down and purple mountain majesties.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

WSJ | Buy Side: The best women’s shorts have flattering and versatile silhouettes for staying comfortable in the summer heat.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

Likewise, Paris Fashion Week isn’t known to feature designers whose collections can be worn off the rack, instead showcasing works of great sartorial ambition, with severe silhouettes and playful flourishes alike.

From Salon Jun. 29, 2026

No longer confined to drawing rooms and period silhouettes, he’s navigating celebrity, performance and self-reinvention.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 20, 2026

Those gains, she said, were seen across its bra silhouettes and price points.

From MarketWatch Jun. 2, 2026

Jonas had set Matthew on his shoulders and the couple became silhouettes against the sky as the moon rose and Claire watched.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry

Behind them the water is a luminescent strip of blue, abutting a silhouetted skyline in which many of the buildings belch smoke; a few of the industrial structures spew fire.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

In our video call with Mr Explosive, he appears silhouetted and flanked by red and green light, the colours of the Iranian flag.

From BBC Apr. 11, 2026

Several unnerving things are happening at once, including the presence of a silhouetted stalker, old bones that give the dog nightmares and Todd’s unpredictable mood swings.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 1, 2025

There are competent if conventional scenes of fog-laden meadows and villages silhouetted against distant skies.

From New York Times Nov. 21, 2024

Across the gully, a pack of coyotes is silhouetted in the dim light.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

“The glare and the sunlight was kind of silhouetting him, so I didn’t see his face,” the witness, Capt. Neda K. Othman of the U.S.

From New York Times Oct. 28, 2022

The photo captured Watkins’s image by silhouetting his head against an illuminated tree.

From Washington Post Mar. 12, 2015

You see it's enough to bring tears to the eyesby silhouetting trees,winter boughs spidery on mist-like white skiestwitched in a breeze.

From The Guardian Feb. 18, 2013

The crew boat returned to Tigre as the sun set, casting a golden glow over the lapping water, silhouetting the Parque de la Costa amusement park.

From New York Times Dec. 1, 2010

Tally gazed down at the familiar skyline, the slender trails of fireworks silhouetting the party towers and mansions.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld




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