Sentences with outline
out·line
O o - The mayor outlined his plan to clean up the town's image. [VERB noun]
- Following is an outline of the survey findings. [+ of]
- I'll outline plans to give communities a greater say in the running of their own hospitals.
- Mr Law said ancient campfires like the one in the cave shelter were identified by observing the outline of old hearths during digging.
- The Ritz was outlined against the lights up there. [be VERB-ed]
- He could see only the hazy outline of the goalposts. [+ of]
- Use this color-coded way to outline your book and chapters.
- In this article, we will outline the process in hopes of providing insight to this helpful operation.
- An outline map
- An outline of medieval history; an outline of a speech.
- In this article, we will outline this procedure in hopes of providing a clear insight into what this treatment is really all about.
- SYNONYMY NOTE: outline is used of the line bounding the limits of an object [the sketch shows only the outline of the skyscrapers]; contour, specifically applied to the configuration of a land mass, in extension stresses the shape of an object or mass as determined by its outline [the soft contour of her waist]; profile is used of the outline or contour of the face in a side view or of the outline of any object as it is seen against a background [the profile of the trees against the sky]; silhouette applies to a profile portrait, esp. of the head and usually in solid black, or it may be used of any dark shape seen against a light background [the silhouette of a house against the moonlight]
- At the first meeting, we gave her only the outlines of the project.
- On the first day, the professor just outlined the course for us.