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silhouette

[sil-oo-et] / ˌsɪl uˈɛt /


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Ballet flats are back in vogue, and that’s prompted some unlikely companies to hop on the bandwagon with their own riffs on the classic shoe silhouette.

From MarketWatch Aug. 15, 2026

He saw Bori’s flickering silhouette gripping the bars.

From Slate Aug. 11, 2026

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

The drag queen’s stickers include the same mountain silhouette used by Patagonia.

From Los Angeles Times May 29, 2026

I can only see her in silhouette and even then only after my eyes have adjusted to the light.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

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

He decided to give classic jerseys a whirl, transforming them into more flattering silhouettes that accentuate a curvy torso.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 5, 2026

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

From MarketWatch Jun. 2, 2026

The nostalgic tone of the collection was captured by some attendees who praised the juxtaposition of pieces, resulting in fluid, less cinched silhouettes reminiscent of 1940s Hollywood.

From Barron's May 14, 2026

And pulled two more silhouettes out of the back pocket of her jeans.

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein

The DJ was silhouetted by a large window display of a gigantic, human-sized plastic re-creation of Raising Cane’s chicken tenders and crinkle-cut fries being dipped into a tub of Cane’s Sauce.

From Slate Aug. 24, 2026

Its glacial flatness doesn’t lend itself to crusades, or to impressive scenes like a man on horseback silhouetted against the sunset.

From Salon Aug. 9, 2026

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

A second later, the door to our dorm burst open and a pajama-clad Callaway stood silhouetted in the doorway.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

Occasionally he would lean forward, silhouetting himself entirely but for some unruly wisps of gray hair, which glowed like a nimbus.

From New York Times Dec. 15, 2020

We pulled into Sacramento and our first glorious California sunset, a sheet of horizontal oranges and reds silhouetting black water towers and high-tension wires.

From New York Times Sep. 6, 2016

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

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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