How to Use silhouette in a Sentence

silhouette

1 of 2 noun
Definition of silhouettenext
Synonyms for silhouettenext
  • The buildings appeared in silhouette against the sky.
  • He admired the sports car's sleek silhouette.
  • My piano teacher has a framed silhouette of Mozart on her wall.
  • When night fell, the tree cast a striking silhouette against the horizon.
    — Sammy Westfall, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2023
  • The bag’s silhouette is still classic, but the striped strap offers a fun touch.
    — Carly Totten, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2023
  • There are no missteps in the construction, the lines are clean, the silhouettes inspired.
    — Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2023
  • But, just after the jump, the footage appears to show the silhouette of someone moving around the apartment.
    — Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
  • A number of websites connect the name to the way that type of road feature looks like the silhouette of the water-loving bird of the same name.
    — Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 13 Apr. 2024
  • The silhouette is structured, while feeling relaxed at the same time.
    — Ken Gawrych, Robb Report, 5 Apr. 2023
  • The actor kept it simple in the go-to silhouette to walk the red carpet, opting for the all-black look with a white button-up shirt.
    — Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 12 June 2023
  • The silhouette is so chic and the subtle beige pattern is versatile enough to work with jeans, work slacks, or even a skirt and boots.
    — Nicola Fumo, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2023
  • The group’s original emblem — a teal silhouette of a lithe dancer mid-leap — did not help.
    — Maria Cramer, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2024
  • The square neckline takes this dress up a notch, and the tie-waist adds the finishing touch to this classic silhouette with a modern twist.
    — Elle Murphy, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2023
  • The short clip is a quick teaser but does include a glimpse of its silhouette and a preview of its exhaust note.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2024
  • It can be worn with just about any silhouette that needs extra hold, like skin-baring tops and gowns.
    — India Roby, Women's Health, 28 Aug. 2023
  • The design is a unique spin on a wearable blanket with a starfish-like silhouette where arms and legs are enclosed but free to move around.
    — Emily Hochberg, Parents, 11 Mar. 2024
  • The figure is joined by silhouettes of people working in the garden.
    — Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2024
  • The overall shape of the boot is contoured to better fit your foot for a feminine, pointy-toed silhouette.
    — Stephanie Osmanski, Southern Living, 16 Jan. 2024
  • The silhouette of a man walking into the motel from further away,.
    — Bianca Bagnarelli, Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2023
  • Old Navy happens to make a great version of the ‘80s staple, which takes the silhouette further with the front smoothing pockets.
    — Paula Lee, Glamour, 9 Feb. 2024
  • The silhouette was first cut from a block of white gold using a CNC machine, then the suit was laser-engraved to create texture.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 26 May 2023
  • These jeans come in a timeless straight-leg silhouette that stars like Katie Holmes and Jennifer Garner wear.
    — Nicol Natale, Peoplemag, 28 Nov. 2023
  • The dress boasts a simple silhouette with a cowl neckline, ruching to flatter your midsection, and a small slit at the thigh.
    — Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2023
  • She is seen in silhouette at the bottom of the frame, her eyes her only visible feature.
    — Hilton Als, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2023
  • The stunning dress had a loose, robe-like silhouette, the better to show off its embellishments.
    — Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 16 Jan. 2024
  • The silhouette is extra baggy for a comfy fit and relaxed look.
    — Nicol Natale, Peoplemag, 22 July 2023
  • What caught my eye were the chunky rubber soles teamed with a slick sneaker-like silhouette; like a Converse high-top but much more sturdier.
    — Lauren Burvill, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Dec. 2023
  • The sky, once punctuated by the silhouettes of birds, is empty.
    — Michael Adno, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2024
  • Made with 100 percent cotton, this dress has a flattering fit-and-flare silhouette and a square neck with side cut-outs.
    — Enjanae' Taylor, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Featuring a boxy, slightly oversized silhouette, this relaxed-fitting top will look great paired with anything from a maxi skirt to a simple pair of slouchy jeans.
    — Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 6 Apr. 2024
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silhouette

2 of 2 verb
  • The band, silhouetted in purple light, stands out against two large barn doors at the back of the stage, lit in a wash of red.
    — Catherine Tharin, BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2023
  • The mountains rose sharp and blue, silhouetted above what looked like a heavy, dense gray fog.
    — Alli Harvey, Anchorage Daily News, 11 July 2019
  • And then the new bridge stood there, no longer obscured, silhouetted in the morning sun.
    — Andy Newman and Patrick McGeehan, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2017
  • The shape of the original ship was silhouetted on the seafloor by rows of amphorae buried to their necks beneath sand.
    — Nick Romeo, National Geographic, 11 July 2016
  • Within a very short wait, a parade of horses and hounds crossed the field, the sun almost silhouetting the scene.
    — Stephanie Klein-Davis, chicagotribune.com, 26 Nov. 2019
  • A string of explosions could be seen silhouetted against the night sky in a video published by the center.
    — Philip Issa, chicagotribune.com, 27 Apr. 2017
  • The duck crossed a slight rise, 40 yards away, silhouetted for a quick moment like a mule deer making a break over a ridgeline.
    — T. Edward Nickens, Field & Stream, 10 Mar. 2020
  • The mellow vibe of Father John Misty on the main stage is fine indeed as the sun slips behind the hills, the palm trees that line the horizon silhouettes against the dimming gold hue.
    — Peter Larsen, Orange County Register, 14 Apr. 2017
  • In both clips, Joey and Dave are in an almost pitch black room, silhouetted by faint backlight with makes the songs all the more intimate to watch.
    — Megan Armstrong, Billboard, 26 Oct. 2017
  • Many telescopes, in space and on the ground, are staring at the heavens in search of exoplanets silhouetted against the bright faces of their stars.
    — Simon J. Lock, Scientific American, 2 July 2019
  • Also $17 each are the lip glosses, which, like the lipsticks, are topped with a cap covered in gold Mickey Mouse silhouettes.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 13 Nov. 2018
  • The bulging eye is scanning for shadows of marine life above the creature, silhouetted by the sun’s filtered light.
    — Swapna Krishna, Smithsonian, 13 Feb. 2017
  • There was another big crowd down at the depot and people stood on all the mountain tops silhouetted against the clear blue sky.
    — Democrat-Gazette Archives, Arkansas Online, 3 July 2023
  • The outlines of the pillars appear to be very delicate, as they are silhouetted against an eerie blue haze in deep space.
    — Fox News, 8 Apr. 2020
  • On it, Smith appears as a sort of New Wave Baudelaire, silhouetted and alone save for his guitar.
    — Vogue, 29 Mar. 2019
  • The Baltimore painter slyly frames open sky with small aspects of the scene, whether the notch in a rock shoreline or silhouetted wires and cables.
    — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 21 June 2019
  • The bulbs dim, and one of the men clambers up a ladder to serenade his beloved, her form silhouetted behind a curtain.
    — Jason Motlagh, Marie Claire, 18 Jan. 2018
  • From the ridge above Bladensburg Road, the sun was a crimson giant sinking somewhere out in the country, the dome of the Capitol silhouetted in a fiery halo.
    — Steve Hendrix, Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2017
  • The example on display shows a group of soldiers from behind, silhouetted against the sky.
    — Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Feb. 2023
  • All around is a head-clearing view over the great, still blue plate of the Inland Sea, islands upon islands silhouetted in the distance.
    — Pico Iyer, WSJ, 24 Apr. 2018
  • Soon, a shapeless object was discernible on the waves, silhouetted against the moonlight rippling on the water.
    — Hereward Holland, National Geographic, 12 Sep. 2016
  • Sara Barber-Just is silhouetted against the front page of the online report projected on a screen in her classroom.
    — Brooke Hauser, BostonGlobe.com, 4 July 2023
  • Soon, a shapeless object was discernible on the waves, silhouetted against the moonlight rippling on the water.
    — Hereward Holland, National Geographic, 12 Sep. 2016
  • Joined by a few backup dancers silhouetted all in black, Payne shimmied, chasséd, and even threw in some fancy footwork while singing through the track.
    — Raisa Bruner, Time, 22 June 2017
  • Gemini opens with an upside-down image of palm trees, silhouetted against the L.A. night sky and hanging from the top of the frame like portentous, spindly bats.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 30 Mar. 2018
  • The speck became a dot, the dot became a dash, and the dash, unmistakably, a boat: silhouetted human forms crowded on a rubber dinghy.
    — Ben Ehrenreich, The New Republic, 17 Oct. 2019
  • Everyone scrambles around in the sweeping wedges of brightness, silhouetted against the dark.
    — Bronwen Dickey, Popular Mechanics, 14 Mar. 2018
  • They are silhouetted in a forest, bonneted, wind-blown and sun-kissed.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 Sep. 2023
  • The first segment depicts the climbers checking their equipment by headlamp before the camera pans to the rising sun silhouetting the ridge line ahead.
    — Niha Masih, Washington Post, 9 July 2019
  • On the new cover of Newsweek, Prince Harry appears silhouetted in profile.
    — Madeleine Luckel, Vogue, 21 June 2017

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