How To Use Silhouette In A Sentence

Photographers made use of the pandanus to lend striking silhouettes to black and white photographs of Reef twilight.
Figure-hugging silhouettes are accented by zippered pockets, panels and side vents.
I looked up at dark branches silhouetted against a leaden sky.
And then the silhouette reappeared briefly in the fanlight just as the second lamp was extinguished. Excerpt: A False Mirror by Charles Todd
With its unique silhouette of a wild, North American member of the Bovidae. Grouse Diary Entry

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Everything spread out again: the bridges with their arches opening upon the sheeny water; the Cite, enveloped in shade, above which rose the flavescent towers of Notre-Dame; the great curve of the right bank flooded with sunlight, and ending in the indistinct silhouette of the His Masterpiece
In silhouette or kindly light you might be taken for my, my for your, reflection. The Times Literary Supplement
As she looked over towards Erik, Maria could only make out his silhouette in the dim light.
Her newer slouchy silhouette offers sporty satin blouson jackets and drawstring pants to mix with sensual hand crochet knits.
Beneath the tough outer casing and linear silhouettes are a feast of soft frills and folds.
( "Tonight I'm going to put it to the supreme test!" says an inventor in "Aztec Mummy," and a silhouetted Joel replies, "The Cosmo sex quiz?") 'Cinematic Titanic' re-creates 'Mystery Science Theater 3000' in Washington
Despite a trim silhouette, this mini CD / amplifier combo is so good that even high-end hi-fi systems risk being KOd by its talents.
I look down at them now, their creaseless silhouette, and shake my head. Vivian Rising
Many of the targets were basic silhouettes, though others were figures wearing traditional Arab head scarves, called kaffiyeh, and holding rocket-propelled grenades. Latest Headlines - ABC 7 News
Three times I can remember it: the ending tunnel silhouette in "The Third Man," falling rubble jarringly breaking up a scene (by splicing the foreground and midground) in of all things "Duck Soup," and noticing a borrowed composition from "La Dolce Vida" (namely, a long shot where multiple people were running and the camera followed them) showing up in "Little Miss Sunshine. Reverse Storyboarding
A dark shape stood silhouetted against the bright morning sky.
Winkielman pointed out that this "beauty in averageness" could apply to things like the silhouette of a car, a watch, as well as to people. Beauty is Only Brain Deep | Impact Lab
They would restore the familiar and now beloved silhouette to the skyline, but would have different detailing and updated safety features.
The playfield is the two-dimensional silhouette cast by the world's physical objects. Thestar.com - Home Page
It was a large room, with a "boughten" ingrain carpet, stiff chairs, two great square ottomans, a big sofa, and some curious old paintings, besides a number of framed silhouettes of different members of the family. A Little Girl in Old Boston
One of them featured a famous photograph of a gauzy Laura Ashley skirt barely concealing the sunshine-silhouetted thighs of a kindergarten aide named Diana Spencer.
Ms. Talyarkhan's creations are noted for their classic, uncluttered silhouettes that flatter the wearer.
I had cut out a silhouette of a beautiful, naked woman from a neo-classical painting published in an art magazine and made it into a doll.
From parents' perspective, the most pressing concern might be that the product doesn't sexualize their children, a challenge for houses known for a more revealing silhouette. Branding the Baby
Beyond that, it's tempting but lazy to link every new colourway, silhouette, fabric choice, etc, with the economic moment. Times, Sunday Times
As for the Ocean Explorer, I could just make out its low silhouette in the distance and felt a strange, brief, constriction in my throat. DOUBTFUL MOTIVES
Flashing white light illuminated the silhouettes of the mountains and red and yellow tracer fire soared into the sky. DESPERADOES
The stern grey walls of the city were silhouetted against the flaming sky as the sun set.
The man that took the place of the silhouette had bandages on his left arm and chest and a couple of small scuffs here and there.
The new trick - the key to the work - is that Periton now underlays each black silhouette with an exact replica made in a dayglo tone of pink, orange, green or red.
You must also not overlap the silhouetted shapes because you will end up with an unidentifiable blob.
Dancers, madly dancing; silhouetted druidic gestures; pale ass-cleft of hippie maiden, vibrant in the dusk. Woodstock Nation
For women, the silhouette has slimmed down from chunky platforms to a flat with a low or stiletto heel.
If her bust measurement and shoulders are than her hips, she started as an Upside-Down Triangle; she can opt for a straightish silhouette, or for a Pear shape because she still goes OUT at the waistline, remember? Are you a Ruler or an Apple? - A Dress A Day
For reduced distance rifle-firing on bases that have only pistol ranges, a scaled down target featuring 10 appropriately dimensioned miniature silhouettes is placed at 25 meters.
This clear acrylic projector clock from Hammacher Schlemmer will shoot a 60w halogen silhouette of a clockface up to three feet in diameter on your wall. Boing Boing: August 6, 2006 - August 12, 2006 Archives
I turned my head cautiously, just enough so that he wouldn't be able to see a silhouette of water droplets.
The three of them were silhouetted, one of the adults crouching, the boy standing at his shoulder.
… Every time he closed his eyes, her adumbrated silhouette burnt with inedible precision into his retina, bought back the pain he was trying to run from. Extending Your Vocabulary « Write Anything
For an instantly slimmed-down silhouette, choose a tankini and sarong in a matching pattern. The Sun
This silhouette or ‘side view’ became a pattern from which a second, identical piece could be traced and cut out.
The ad has little black Victorian silhouettes and a pineapple as its logo.
These items were joined by donations of needlework, silhouettes, mirrors, and other decorative arts by her daughters.
If I have un petit faible (une faiblette?) for this language (languette?), if certain words are sweetly chouette, and certain sounds sharply shadowed comme une silhouette ... the cause for this might just be that little suffix ette! French Word-A-Day:
The silhouette of the dress is also flattering and very va-va-voom. Una LaMarche: Project Runway Episode 4 Recap: Cooter Couture
The road soon funnels down between the hills to Corfe Castle, one of the most striking historic sites in the west – shattered stonework silhouetted against the sky as it stands on top of its steep mound, above the village's slate roofs, guarding the gap in the range of hills against intruders from the coast. Country diary: Isle of Purbeck
The stress in the whole collection falls on the classical mantles, and suits with waist-length coats have been combined with A-like silhouettes.
A bird, no, a _bird_ circled above him, a stark silhouette against the blue sky, with powerful wings of such size as Milleus had never seen. Books 2009
Atop the squared hilltop we spy the silhouetted form of a stag with magnificent antlers.
A young person in silhouette sits in the corner, gazing up at the city lights sparkling like constellations.
At the other end of the spectrum, Sally Mann's black-and-white "Untitled #6, Antietam" was taken at night, with a distant horizon line and the silhouettes of two or three trees the only discernible features. Shadows and Light Somewhere in Time
Choose day dresses with a twist, like a retro print, and silhouettes that shape and flatter. The Sun
And who could forget the layered milk-chocolate-colored satin outfit (complete with black beret and a pin in the silhouette of Africa) that he wore at last year's U. N. General Assembly session?
Through the wide variety of historical photographs, paintings and statuary included, we see correspondences of silhouette, construction, color and embellishment that teach us how to "read" a design—the way, for instance, the ornate embroidery of a matador's bolero brings drama to an evening gown, or how voluminous gathers of fabric, thrillingly elegant in a sleeve or skirt, are actually a translation from the festive dress of Spanish laborers. Fashion's Eternal Flame
As she turned her gaze southward she was suddenly aware of three figures clearly tricked out against the grey sky above the further fell: their silhouettes showed like midges dapped against the window by a boy, and Border Ghost Stories
He looked at me, then twitched his ears in rueful laughter and moved back a couple of steps until all I could see of him was his silhouette against the grey nimbus surrounding the moon.
Soon the bombers would return, black silhouettes against a pale sky.
Beyond establishing a dark silhouette and sufficient brightness behind it, there is little the exposure can do for the image. Collins Complete Guide to Photography
We were in silhouette as the three shepherds with our crooks. The Sun
I could just see her silhouette. The Sun
I turn to my left and spot a silhouette of a fin in the depths; my heart is thumping. Times, Sunday Times
I opened the closet, and picked out a Hawaiian shirt at random, this one being red with black silhouettes of dragons on it.
Cunningham's troupe is silhouetted, at right below, in a 1964 poster by artist Robert Rauschenberg, one of the choreographer's longtime collaborators.
A dark shape stood silhouetted against the bright morning sky.
Ihr Pyjama sind auch braun mit einem All-over Muster der Elche und Bären Silhouetten, wahrscheinlich Männer Schlafanzüge, aber sie ist ein bisschen männlich, mit Ausnahme von ein paar ziemlich bodacious Titten. Abendessen bei McDonalds
Photographers made use of the pandanus to lend striking silhouettes to black and white photographs of Reef twilight.
Refreshing too, were all the floaty, fluid, kilty skirts, designed to be worn with hip-length tunic tops - another way to wear a drop-waist silhouette, but this time one that nods to the Sixties rather than the Twenties. Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph
Gaga is a deeply gifted thinker, writer, and student of style who, in her first column for V magazine, wrote: I can look at almost any hemline, silhouette, beadwork, or heel architecture and tell you very precisely who designed it first, what French painter they stole it Susannah Gora: Lady Gaga: Born This Way... And That Way... And That Way...
What Le Figaro actually wrote was: "Mme Rice, tailleur noir, collier de perles et silhouette impeccablement droite, a redonne [sic] le 'la' de la 'nouvelle diplomatie' americaine [sic]. Languagehat.com: POT AUX ROSES.
The silhouette of the bare tree on the hill was clear against the winter sky.
One subtle touch is a handmade mobile - two wire coat hangers dangling with familiar slam-dunking silhouettes cut from black construction paper.
In those days the silhouette of the city - dominated by the castle - could be seen as far away as Lauder.
There are tables and chairs for the notional interiors; the stark silhouettes of leafless trees are picked out against white walls; at one end some wooden frames denote an old, abandoned silver mine.
The film opens with semi-cryptic narration from a child walking silhouetted through parched trees.
We arrived as dusk was approaching, when the moors appeared particularly haunted and the dark silhouette of the castle ruins stood out boldly against the fading light. On the Trail of Merlin - a guide to the Celtic mystery tradition
Outlined against the dim glow from outside, his tall silhouette filled the open doorway.
Several expositional scenes are played out not with actors, but instead with text boxes and silhouette portraits of the characters, as we would see in an adventure game.
Like Guston, Komarin deploys a set of singular motifs and cartoonish silhouettes that appear frequently in his works.
Their logo is a silhouette of an apple with a bite taken out of it. The Sun
Using seams, pleating and sculpting, Gaultier sent out silhouettes that traced the outline of the body then ended in dramatic flounces, drapes or pleats.
She heard a soft knock on her window and saw the silhouette of Chris sitting on the slant outside her window.
As fashion magazine editors, we retouch pictures, removing flaws and occasionally slimming down a silhouette. Body Image Is More Than Skin Deep
Anna Scholz PROBLEM: It's hard to achieve a streamlined silhouette in dressy clothing without wearing serious shapewear. Project Plus-Size
Their logo is a silhouette of an apple with a bite taken out of it. The Sun
Then Beauty's silhouette remains facing away from the camera in the shot, but her image fades out of the frame next to her and is replaced by the image of the sick Beast.
Meanwhile, a silhouetted figure floats in the distance, arms akimbo.
The setting sun lit up her hair into a golden silhouette. The Sun
Vast expanses of craggy, snow-capped mountains, impressively silhouetted against bright blue skies.
We walked out of the station and I looked up at the city walls, silhouetted against the darkening evening sky.
Otherwise the overall feel is of a streamlined silhouette. Times, Sunday Times
She said he could possibly have been excused if he had woken to see a silhouette by his bed and fired in a panic. The Sun
The silhouette of the bare tree on the hill was clear against the winter sky.
Dark silhouettes lurched crazily in the flickering light, while the pub doors creaked and slammed threatrically in the wind.
A half-moon lit the sky and he watched the silhouetted clouds drift in and out of sight.
Sugiura often uses the photogram as a paper negative to print a positive, in which the subject becomes a black silhouette.
The dogtooth Santa Cruz Mountains were all shadow and silhouette. The Beautiful Miscellaneous
I paused before closing the drapes, watching the last of the sun vanishing beyond the silhouette of treetops in the west: a darkening sky, the underbellies of high wind-streaked clouds painted sienna and salmon by the setting sun.
Soldiers silhouetted by a pink sunset watched their battle-worn vehicles limp back into camp.
He felt a tug on his heart as he watched her face, her woeful expression silhouetted by the moonlight.
He was dropped off in front of his driveway at what he estimated to be 12: 05 a.m. when he saw what he described as a silhouette go from the trailer court to the field near his residence, in what was an often-traveled way to the court for people who lived there. The Albert Lea Tribune
Soon the bombers would return, black silhouettes against a pale sky.
The central figure is much the least distorted, but even so her body is simply a flat silhouette like a metal cut-out which has been slightly twisted in a few places to give a suggestion of three dimensions.
If you sat in the fireplace and looked up you could see a disc of sky and several iron hooks in silhouette.
It does not look out of place: the dark sleeve design features spooky silhouettes instead of the bespectacled schoolboy who grins from covers in Britain.
A lone fisherman on a seawall is silhouetted against the sunset. The Sun
Among the items on view are paintings, drawings, prints, posters, sculptures, zinc silhouettes and ephemera.
Houses have weird silhouettes in the soft rain, noises come through open windows, television voices, familiar sound tracks.
The outer layer is usually referred to as a cardigan, for its traditional button-front design, whereas the under-layer can be anything from a cap-sleeve T-shirt silhouette to a tank top. The Style Checklist
Silhouetted against the sun stood the figure of a man.
Gaze up at the horizon and see the silhouette of the fort against the night sky.
The first thing we see on stage is the old lady in her rocking chair silhouetted against a window.
The silhouettes of eagles flatten out, while the wings of vultures show a dihedral curve (bird guides love throwing in words such as "dihedral," forcing you to not only look up birds but words as well). Confessions of a Lousy Bird Watcher
Its benign silhouette squats against the southern sky like some fat Buddha.
We could see a row of camels silhouetted on the horizon.
That's because with the roof up, the new cabriolet mimics the distinctive silhouette of the coupé. Times, Sunday Times
ASOS Africa will offer contemporary silhouettes such as jumpsuits, playsuits, blazers and cropped trousers all re-worked using African kangas - the vivid printed cottons traditionally worn throughout Eastern Africa - as well as handmade leather accessories. Press Release
Some dancers, she suggests, damage their health in the search for a slim silhouette. Times, Sunday Times
I fire against dark silhouettes in black pajamas, faceless ghosts. THREE KINDS OF KISSING - SCOTTISH SHORT STORIES
Just then, the click, clacking of the mortals' shoes were heard as their darkly silhouetted figures stood in the center near the fountain.
Indeed, within the Tarantula complex many such dark and dusty clouds are seen in silhouette as they obscure bright nebulosity behind them.
A new logo was also designed for the Airport, consisting of a bird in flight, silhouetted against a sphere or the earth's globe.
Facial expressions certainly offer clues to who we are, but clothes tell the rest of the nonverbal story in vivid color, strident patterns or conservative silhouettes. The burqa in France: Removing the veil without facing society's shortcomings
Evidence would also show the pair had practised using homemade weapons both at Morrison's flat in Bridlington and in a woodyard where a silhouette target was found by police.
Some nepeta can get untidy after flowering but this one will keep a good winter silhouette. Times, Sunday Times
Above him only a pale light, like dawn, silhouetted shadowy figures, half-human, half-mist.
The silhouette of the concept is unique, with raked windscreen and an arching roofline that ends in an integral tailgate spoiler.
An itinerant miniaturist, Dempsey later became a successful cutter of silhouette portraits.
These flattering styles include double front and back darts to offer a shapely silhouette and have been carefully scaled from small to plus sizes.
For only an extra Â£25 an Amygdala-activating extension is available which uses the latest in silhouette technology to project the image of an angry male face directly into the subcortex of unsuspecting drivers. Mind Hacks
the ship appeared as a distinct silhouette
A silhouette resolved itself as he squinted into the afternoon sun.
Their logo is a silhouette of an apple with a bite taken out of it. The Sun
Here, against the lingering light of a winter afternoon, I have often watched, fascinated, as the darkly silhouetted harriers glide in just above the reeds.
The mural's figures, which appear in silhouette under rays of dappled sunlight, have faded badly.
As the tree ages and loses its military bearing, the silhouette becomes looser and more drooping. A Patchwork Garden: Unexpected Pleasures from a Country Garden
Sheet lightening turned on and off and silhouetted the palm trees for hours.
A nugget of cold molecular hydrogen , called a Bok globule , is silhouetted against the star cluster.
Clutch bags or small shoulder bags will complement a neat silhouette better than something big and bulky. Times, Sunday Times
A silhouette appeared behind the frosted glass on the front door. The Sun
The first one is the couture label, which translates some forms of traditional Indian techniques like batik, tie and dye, and vegetable dye prints into contemporary silhouettes.
Perhaps because the original inspiration for the silhouettes lies in book-size illustrations, the modest scale suits these works perfectly.
Now you are saying you could see a silhouette. Times, Sunday Times
Think about the overall silhouette and see what works. Times, Sunday Times
Soon the bombers would return, black silhouettes against a pale sky.
At the bottom of the bell, a white silhouette of a boy holds a rope entwined to the clapper.
Yet the softness of the edges of the silhouettes and the equal softness of the charcoal surfaces produce a soothing, gentle effect.
He was silhouetted against the outlines of the two empty beds across the room.
A handful of bezel-set Indian Pink crystals sparkle on the beautiful, romantic silhouette.
There is an unexpected ease to the ruffled shirt: it has a relaxed silhouette, but the central ruffle gives a nod to fun. Times, Sunday Times
The dark clouds cast a deep shadow over much of the landscape, and the silhouettes of the domes and belfries appear dramatically backlit against the light in the distance.
I set up behind a thick screen of rushes, staying low so that I wasn't silhouetted against the sky.
In one painting enigmatically titled Hoovering, there appears to be a black silhouette of a rabbit.
From only a glimpse of its silhouetted form he spotted a barred owl, then carefully maneuvered for a closer view.
Despite a trim silhouette, this mini CD / amplifier combo is so good that even high-end hi-fi systems risk being KO'd by its talents.
I saw some footage of the dark silhouette of New York city: just the outline in the night.
If you duck just under the clouds you have a better visual shot at the Sams and better visual navigation, but you give both the Sam people and the ground gunners a perfect silhouette of your force against the cloud backdrop, at the same time telegraphing your exact altitude for both sighting and fuzing purposes. Thud Ridge
Silhouetted against the afterglow, these fiercest of hawks formed an impressive picture.
His set was ingenious: An upstage curtain glided laterally, exposing a background that changed color and shape as dancers entered and exited in silhouette.
The pile drivers stood idle in the darkness, gray silhouettes like horses sleeping upright in a field.
At first sight, it was dark and only faint silhouettes could be seen with the faint light radiating from the doorway.
Flurries of snow drift down gently outside our windows, through which we can just make out the dark silhouettes of the surrounding peaks.
Using folds and tucks, pleats and ruching I used the whole flag, letting the size of it dictate a majority of the silhouette's outcome and to help form the pieces.
The figures are life-size cut-outs, silhouetted against the stark white walls, which gives them a three-dimensional sculptural quality.
One of his dresses can transform a silhouette with cut and drape rather than harsh corseting, (though sometimes there's a little help in there from a fabric called Powermesh). The Perfect Dress Is a Loyal Friend
I adore the fit, cut and wash of these Gap jeans because they lengthen my silhouette, the high-rise backside provides ample coverage and the elastane lends a touch of stretch. Felicia C. Sullivan: The Epic Ten: What You Should Covet in 2010
He turned back and while swinging round saw the silhouettes of two German bombers crossing the moon. Times, Sunday Times
The real kicker for this cover is its silvery, holographic pattern of a butterfly's wing as a background to the larger white silhouette.
Sure was tempting from the 1000 yard line to take my M1A and bust some Rams on the Silhouette range to the left!! Bullets Do Odd Things at Different Ranges
Richardsonian Romanesque, named after architect H.H. Richardson, who interpreted Romanesque architecture into a distinctly different style, and created one which abandoned the vertical silhouettes and smooth stone facings of earlier times. The American Country House | Edwardian Promenade
As he spoke, he was loading domestic beer and imported wine into his new SUV with silhouettes of skiers on the outside and fake leopard seat covers inside.
The sky ahead of them was wide-streaked with gold, as if for a symbol, interlaid with sooty clouds in silhouette; on either side the mountains rose from penumbral darkness to clear-cut heights still bright from the slanting radiance. The Silver Horde
Across the dark horizon the moon silhouetted a small town which came into view soon enough.
Justin sat silhouetted against the river bank, gaping at a bunch of Naga sadhus smoking chillum.
Then the pyramids are cut by silhouettes into a set of pentahedrons, which together constitute the centripetal pentahedron model of the visual hull.
As an inheritor of the Chinese calligraphic technique, which he had learned from the age of 5, he used the symbols and drew small characters in silhouette, standing out on a flat surface.
Even with her physique under cowhide, her tapered silhouette is always striking.
A hand silhouetted against the wall picked up a rook and moved it forward three squares, capturing a brave knight, and exposing the king.
There is also a use of ‘artistic’ composition: a couple relaxing are framed behind the spokes of a bicycle wheel; as night descends, figures are framed in silhouette against the sky.
Choose day dresses with a twist, like a retro print, and silhouettes that shape and flatter. The Sun
She must be from Taxes!" the ad drawled against a silhouette of the Lone Star State, even though Titus is from Georgia. Freedom’s Watch: We’ll Miss Them - Swampland - TIME.com
The solar flares and the corona of the sun danced athwart the planet's silhouette.
Even though it was dark, the moonlight silhouetted the intricate stone outline of the school.
There was a pale light inside and a shadow stood before the light, the silhouette of a child.
The silhouette of the bare tree on the hill was clear against the winter sky.
We've also received updates of three familiar Visvim footwear silhouettes including the ever-popular Serra hiking boot, Skynyrd ring moccasin and Whymper mountain boot.
The dark silhouettes of palm trees stood out against a deepening magenta sky.
Charlie watched the silhouette of Joe shovel dirt into the grave and close the hole.
We like: this silhouette clutch ($10, loopnyc. com for stores), the Coach red mini duffel ($98 at coach. com) and the rainbow canvas bag from Marc by Marc Jacobs ($138 at eluxury. com) .7. Holiday Gift Guide: Fashion
His shadowy silhouette has become recognised around the world as a symbol of compassion, determination, and spirit.
It was the kind of setting that summons one to do nothing at all, and I was working toward that goal when, around the headland, appeared the silhouette of a small cutter, beating in from the open sea.
Beyond establishing a dark silhouette and sufficient brightness behind it, there is little the exposure can do for the image. Collins Complete Guide to Photography
He phones her from a bar opposite her house and is able to see her silhouette as she answers the phone and asks who is calling. Times, Sunday Times
In profile they display a unity of composition and graceful silhouettes that exceeds any preceding examples.
Men's shirts also take a multicultural spin with the guayabera, also known as a Latin bowling shirt, which is cut in a standard silhouette but features small vertical pleats and understated embroidery down the front.
As the tree ages and loses its military bearing, the silhouette becomes looser and more drooping. A Patchwork Garden: Unexpected Pleasures from a Country Garden
So try to keep the silhouettes simple with full-cut shirts tucked into slim pants or pencil skirts.
A silhouette portrait of Talbot as a boy of seven, drawn in 1807 by an unknown hand, opens this monumental book about the birth and juvenescence of a medium.
At the nearest turning he waited till the silhouette of the three persons melted into the distance and disappeared.
Silhouettes that are kind of enveloping, I love the idea of that. Coats, Cowls Warm Up the Runways
Something belted at the waist will define the silhouette. Times, Sunday Times

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