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

And even that contour was ever-changing, different depending on what form Mansfield took on to please the world.

From Salon • Jun. 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

What a wonderful feeling to pick something up, hold it for a moment, feel its contour, run her hand over its surface and then replace it carefully.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith