silhouette

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Over many decades, the queen in her public appearances maintained a silhouette of practicality over trend, usually a structured jacket and matching hat, along with Anello & Davide calf leather loafers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

I’d stare into twilight-tinged corners of my bedroom, convincing myself that I could see a human-like silhouette lurking in the dark, and spending what felt like hours thinking of all the things it could be.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

Designed by artist Ffion Rees, the coin features all five original members: Victoria Beckham, Melanie Chisholm, Emma Bunton, Geri Halliwell-Horner and Melanie Brown - captured in a silhouette alongside their autographs.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

"I think that with age and the way my view of the world is evolving now, I wanted to create a silhouette that's ... a bit more fitted," head of Paris-based 3.Paradis,

From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026

Sheed shielded his eyes from the sun as a triangular silhouette unlike anything he’d ever seen hovered closer.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles