1
: the apparent juncture of earth and sky : horizon
2
: an outline (as of buildings or a mountain range) against the background of the sky
Examples of skyline in a Sentence
the New York City skyline
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The bottom line: The search process may have been doomed from the start, when the Houston skyline was pictured on the hiring brochure.
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Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025
Kansas City gave the green light to a plan for a new luxury tower that will be seen in the skyline, but not without pause.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 11 Jan. 2025
When the Los Angeles riots erupted in 1992, Americans recoiled at the fires silhouetting the downtown skyline.
—Shawn Hubler, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
When nature becomes a theatre, The silvery machinery of the skyline shifts.
—Czeslaw Milosz, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
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Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025
Kansas City gave the green light to a plan for a new luxury tower that will be seen in the skyline, but not without pause.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 11 Jan. 2025
When the Los Angeles riots erupted in 1992, Americans recoiled at the fires silhouetting the downtown skyline.
—Shawn Hubler, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
When nature becomes a theatre, The silvery machinery of the skyline shifts.
—Czeslaw Milosz, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Skyline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skyline. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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