faint outline
Frequency: 6.77.5 per million words
An outline that is very difficult to see.
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Examples (10)
- Through the thick fog, we could barely discern the faint outline of the distant mountains.
- The old photograph showed a faint outline of a house that no longer stands.
- As the sun rose, the faint outline of the city skyline began to emerge.
- She traced the faint outline of a forgotten drawing on the dusty canvas.
- In the dim light, only a faint outline of the figure was visible.
- The artist used a pencil to create a faint outline before painting.
- He noticed a faint outline of footsteps in the freshly fallen snow.
- We saw the faint outline of a ship on the horizon as night approached.
- After years of wear, the original pattern had become just a faint outline on the fabric.
- The ancient ruins presented only a faint outline of their former grandeur.