skyline
Example Sentences
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At a viewpoint overlooking Chiang Mai, the city skyline was almost entirely obscured, with only faint outlines of hills visible through a dense grey haze and a dim orange sun hanging in the sky.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
The 13-mile Lake Monona Loop winds through parks and along the water, with some of the best lake and skyline views in the city.
From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026
And while Manchester's skyline and music venues are constantly changing, making Grimshaw feel "like a grandma" whenever he returns, the "northern hospitality", as he puts it, remains the same.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
In California’s major urban areas, but especially in the San Francisco Bay Area, cranes delicately assembling factory-built modules into apartment blocks has become a more familiar feature of the skyline.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026
We're still sitting underneath the pier, but it's probably a couple hours before dawn, and the skyline has already gone dark.
From "Legend" by Marie Lu
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