contour
Example Sentences
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Yes, the contour palette is back, though Patrick says “no-makeup makeup” is still very much here.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025
Sometimes they are used to contour or shape the nose or lips.
From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025
Sometimes, Goode included a contour drawing of the bottle behind it on the canvas, suggesting that one is the projection of the other.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2025
Yeah, the Chinese government is definitely mining my data, but so is Mark Zuckerberg, and Zuckerberg’s Facebook never gave me the perfect step-by-step tutorial of how to contour my face for a truly flawless finish.
From Slate • Jan. 16, 2025
It showed a long straight stretch and the contour lines were spread far apart, which would indicate a large low or flat area where there might be a lake.
From "The River" by Gary Paulsen
Vocabulary lists containing contour
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