How to Use silhouette in a Sentence

silhouette

1 of 2 noun
  • The buildings appeared in silhouette against the sky.
  • He admired the sports car's sleek silhouette.
  • My piano teacher has a framed silhouette of Mozart on her wall.
  • Add a belt to switch up the silhouette.
    — Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2026
  • The shape and the silhouette is nice.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The wide-leg silhouette gives you lots of room to move with ease.
    — Laura Lu, Parents, 8 Oct. 2025
  • These silhouettes didn’t read as rigid or old-world.
    — Essence, 24 Sep. 2025
  • As for the skirt, the silhouette was breezy and looked to be easy to move around in.
    — Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The pants have a clean silhouette, and these shoes add just the right amount of weight.
    — Alex Sales, Glamour, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The base of the legs is stitched with a tulip hem for a dressier look and a curved silhouette.
    — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 20 June 2026
  • The silhouette stood out with a sharp square toe and a stiletto heel.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2025
  • The fit runs true to size, with a relaxed silhouette.
    — Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Yet naysayers should take heed that this silhouette is very much here to stay.
    — Andrea Bossi, Refinery29, 29 Jan. 2026
  • After all, these pants are the best silhouette to show off your footwear.
    — Lina-Marie Baatz, Glamour, 9 Mar. 2026
  • The hood looks chiseled, and the whole silhouette gives a very boxy feel.
    — New Atlas, 23 Apr. 2026
  • With black stitching along the pink straps, the silhouette had a retro vibe.
    — Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Plus, the outer seams and wide-leg silhouette give it a cool-girl feel.
    — Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 25 June 2026
  • The light wash pants have a high waistline, roomy silhouette, and cuffed hems.
    — Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 7 Apr. 2026
  • With bell sleeves, the silhouette read very early aughts.
    — Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Snug at the hips and thigh, the silhouette loosens up at the knee into a true straight leg.
    — Genevieve Cepeda, InStyle, 4 Mar. 2026
  • The bold white stripes give a throwback style to the sporty silhouette that adds just the right touch.
    — Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 31 Mar. 2026
  • At its center, a blue stone mimics the silhouette of the flag.
    — Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The high-rise jeans showcase a relaxed silhouette and hit at around calf length.
    — Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
  • But if the sandal sets the tone, jeans define the silhouette.
    — Selene Oliva, Glamour, 12 June 2026
  • The length stops right above the knee for a petite-friendly silhouette.
    — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The bag’s silhouette is still classic, but the striped strap offers a fun touch.
    — Carly Totten, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2023
  • When night fell, the tree cast a striking silhouette against the horizon.
    — Sammy Westfall, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2023
  • The structured square toe silhouette gives this shoe a refined edge.
    — Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 17 June 2026
  • This drawstring pair is meant to have a relaxed, slouchy leg and a high-rise silhouette.
    — Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 10 Jan. 2026
  • To ensure the best fit, Cole says to look at both the rise and the flare silhouette.
    — Jessie Quinn, Flow Space, 3 Sep. 2025

silhouette

2 of 2 verb
  • There was light back there, and then all these trees were silhouetted.
    — Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 9 May 2026
  • The mountains rose sharp and blue, silhouetted above what looked like a heavy, dense gray fog.
    — Alli Harvey, Anchorage Daily News, 11 July 2019
  • And then the new bridge stood there, no longer obscured, silhouetted in the morning sun.
    — Andy Newman and Patrick McGeehan, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2017
  • The band, silhouetted in purple light, stands out against two large barn doors at the back of the stage, lit in a wash of red.
    — Catherine Tharin, BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2023
  • The original house was set back and silhouetted against the backdrop of trees.
    — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The wind is tossing the leaves about under the branches, and their dark shapes are silhouetted against the snow like bats.
    — Hazlitt, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The shape of the original ship was silhouetted on the seafloor by rows of amphorae buried to their necks beneath sand.
    — Nick Romeo, National Geographic, 11 July 2016
  • These lures silhouette well and attract bass compared to flashier offerings.
    — Max Inchausti, Field & Stream, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Within a very short wait, a parade of horses and hounds crossed the field, the sun almost silhouetting the scene.
    — Stephanie Klein-Davis, chicagotribune.com, 26 Nov. 2019
  • The outlines of the pillars appear to be very delicate, as they are silhouetted against an eerie blue haze in deep space.
    — Fox News, 8 Apr. 2020
  • There was another big crowd down at the depot and people stood on all the mountain tops silhouetted against the clear blue sky.
    — Democrat-Gazette Archives, Arkansas Online, 3 July 2023
  • Whatever is placed on the paper as it is exposed—a body, a flower—is silhouetted.
    — Hilton Als, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Never has a shed looked more romantic, with a roaring fire which perfectly silhouettes the two lovers.
    — Outlander Fan, Marie Claire, 24 Dec. 2018
  • The duck crossed a slight rise, 40 yards away, silhouetted for a quick moment like a mule deer making a break over a ridgeline.
    — T. Edward Nickens, Field & Stream, 10 Mar. 2020
  • The example on display shows a group of soldiers from behind, silhouetted against the sky.
    — Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Feb. 2023
  • The bulbs dim, and one of the men clambers up a ladder to serenade his beloved, her form silhouetted behind a curtain.
    — Jason Motlagh, Marie Claire, 18 Jan. 2018
  • The astronauts will also look for dust lofted off the moon’s surface and silhouetted against the faint coronal light.
    — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Everyone scrambles around in the sweeping wedges of brightness, silhouetted against the dark.
    — Bronwen Dickey, Popular Mechanics, 14 Mar. 2018
  • Many telescopes, in space and on the ground, are staring at the heavens in search of exoplanets silhouetted against the bright faces of their stars.
    — Simon J. Lock, Scientific American, 2 July 2019
  • Soon, a shapeless object was discernible on the waves, silhouetted against the moonlight rippling on the water.
    — Hereward Holland, National Geographic, 12 Sep. 2016
  • The trees are dark, almost silhouetted, and set off against bright skies that occasionally look juice-filled—red or lemon-colored.
    — Zachary Fine, The New York Review of Books, 8 Feb. 2020
  • The light changes but my eye drifts up to the towers of Downtown Brooklyn silhouetted by the afternoon sun.
    — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Léa, barefoot and dressed in a long dress, reaches up with one hand to pick a cluster of roses, her profile silhouetted against turbulent white clouds.
    — Dodie Kazanjian, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2018
  • Despite the daunting crowds outside, the temples look sublime silhouetted against the rising sun and pink-orange sky.
    — Kareena Gianani, National Geographic, 10 Sep. 2019
  • Joined by a few backup dancers silhouetted all in black, Payne shimmied, chasséd, and even threw in some fancy footwork while singing through the track.
    — Raisa Bruner, Time, 22 June 2017
  • Neighbors still watched from nearby apartments, some leaned against balcony railings and others silhouetted in their doors against the glow from inside.
    — Laura McKnight, NOLA.com, 8 June 2017
  • The first segment depicts the climbers checking their equipment by headlamp before the camera pans to the rising sun silhouetting the ridge line ahead.
    — Niha Masih, Washington Post, 9 July 2019
  • In both clips, Joey and Dave are in an almost pitch black room, silhouetted by faint backlight with makes the songs all the more intimate to watch.
    — Megan Armstrong, Billboard, 26 Oct. 2017
  • In the black-and-white shot Earth is hanging in the pearly glow of the Martian twilight, the hilly horizon silhouetted at the bottom.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2025
  • On it, Smith appears as a sort of New Wave Baudelaire, silhouetted and alone save for his guitar.
    — Vogue, 29 Mar. 2019

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