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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

While keeping the same basic silhouette, subsequent models had greater power and came in a variety of colors.

From Barron's May 21, 2026

The moment where Sebastian is attacked largely plays out in silhouette.

From The Wall Street Journal May 14, 2026

The last thing she saw, through her tunneled view, was Ekon’s blurred silhouette as he marched away.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

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

Some are opting for oversize silhouettes, gym-ready fabrics and athleisure.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 24, 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

The girls went away looking at their silhouettes and laughing.

From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway

Bold purple and magenta animations of galloping warriors silhouetted against rustling pines cover entire walls.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 7, 2026

In the two minute and 41 second-long grainy video shown to jurors, a silhouetted figure can be seen appearing to cut at the base of a large tree which then falls over with big crash.

From BBC Apr. 29, 2025

Cue Haynes, who knew how to introduce the door-opening moment with otherworldly suspense: light, mist, a silhouetted Nanette.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 10, 2025

“It was never a fun trip, but on Jan. 15, we were rewarded with a spectacular sunrise that silhouetted The Mountain, which, on that day at least, mitigated our anxiety,” he said.

From Seattle Times Apr. 12, 2024

There was movement above me and I saw, like in a grainy movie, a humanoid figure silhouetted by the moon.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer

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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