Silhouette refers to a type of shadow or a distorted figure that you cannot see clearly.
Example: "I saw the silhouette of a woman last night in the alley."
As a noun
Some examples of silhouette used in a sentence are as follows: I was impressed with the slim silhouette of myself. OR, I was sad when i saw that the silhouette my sister created looked nothing like me.
He could see her silhouette against the setting sun as she stood on the hill. He used a silhouette of himself to cast a shadow on the curtains, fooling the police.
I only saw a silhouette on the window shade. For target practice, I prefer a silhouette. Don't let your silhouette betray your position.
you can see the silhouette of the girl they outlined in a the main hall of the school
They turned sideways and I could only see their silhouette.
The ship appeared as a distinct silhouette
A fractable is something that is used to cover the top of a roof or wall of a building. It generally makes an ornamental silhouette. An example of a sentence would be: "The fractable on the old house was charming".
As a noun: We could clearly see the building's silhouette against the clear blue sky. As a verb: The man was clearly silhouetted in the window.
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It can be used as a verb to mean that you are outlining something.
A silhouette is a dark outline of a person or thing.
A silhouette is a dark shape and its outline is seen against a lighter background.(Silhouette is French for "outline".)