dim outline
Frequency: 6.55.8 per million words
The shape or edge of something that is difficult to see clearly.
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- In the dense fog, I could just make out the dim outline of the lighthouse.
- I could just make out the dim outlines of the house in the mist.
- Through the twilight, the dim outline of the mountains was visible against the sky.
- Through the heavy fog, we saw the dim outline of a ship.
- The artist first sketched a dim outline on the canvas before adding any color.
- As the sun set, the mountain's dim outline disappeared into the night.
- He only had a dim outline of a memory of his childhood home.
- She discerned a dim outline in the darkness, but couldn't identify it.
- A dim outline of a distant ship appeared on the horizon as the sun rose.
- Only a dim outline of the ancient ruins remained after centuries.
- The security footage only showed a dim outline of the figure in the dark corridor.
- The flashlight beam picked out the dim outline of furniture in the abandoned room.
- Looking through the grimy window, she saw the dim outline of a tree swaying in the wind.
- We followed the dim outline of the path in the moonless night.
- The ancient manuscript contained a dim outline of a map to a forgotten city.
- His memory of the event was now just a dim outline, lacking clear details.
- In his mind, a dim outline of a new business plan was starting to form.
- The artist sketched a dim outline before adding vibrant colors.
- The weak flashlight revealed the dim outline of a doorway at the end of the cave.
- A dim outline of a figure appeared at the end of the hallway.