skyline

Nestled in the foothills of the Sandia Mountains, the city’s skyline to the east is framed by 10,000-foot peaks.
72 Hours in Albuquerque|kklein|July 6, 2021|Outside Online
In the 1960s, American architects were preoccupied with erecting iconic buildings along city skylines.
The legacy of “inside-out” office design|Heather Landy|May 19, 2021|Quartz
Juul’s June 2015 launch party was held at Jack Studios, a giant industrial loft space in Manhattan often used for fashion photo shoots, with striking views of the city skyline and the Hudson River below.
How Juul Got Vaporized|Jamie Ducharme|May 17, 2021|Time
Filling those offices with paying tenants would be necessary to keep the new skyline from becoming a symbol of failure.
The Empire State Building Opened During the Great Depression. Its Survival Story Holds a Lesson for Today|Olivia B. Waxman|April 30, 2021|Time

Artist Stephen Wiltshire is famous for his panoramic skyline views, which he draws entirely from memory.
Do You Remember?|Sean Culligan|April 13, 2021|Ozy
Chicago retains its brilliant skyline, great cultural institutions, powerful political influence, and a strong business community.
Battle of the Upstarts: Houston vs. San Francisco Bay|Joel Kotkin|October 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The absence of the Twin Towers in the skyline was jarring, as was the sight of tanks and humvees posted along Park Row.
The Resilient City: New York After 9/11|John Avlon|September 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the distance the fractured skyline of the city stood out like shards of glass.
Real Life Lazarus: When Patients Rise From the Dead|Sandeep Jauhar|August 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Day and night, the downtown skyline is gorgeous to gaze at from ground level.
It’s Tampa Time This Summer|Ray Roa|July 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Now I was content to sit next to Dad on his bed and look out the window at the orange light bouncing off the New York skyline.
Almost Famous: A Father's Day Story|Alex Belth|June 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Only, he argued, British soldiers would stand against the skyline during a general action.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
The last thing—against the skyline—a little column of French soldiers of the line charging back upwards towards the lost redoubt.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
Matt studied the skyline in advance, wondering how far away the two ruffians were and what their designs could be.
Motor Matt's "Century" Run|Stanley R. Matthews
When the last of them had passed I observed with great alarm a thinning out of the darkness along the eastern skyline.
A Virginia Scout|Hugh Pendexter
Beyond rose tier on tier of hills, ending on the skyline in snow-clad mountain peaks.
In the Ranks of the C.I.V.|Erskine Childers

British Dictionary definitions for skyline

skyline

/ (ˈskaɪˌlaɪn) /

noun

the line at which the earth and sky appear to meet; horizon

the outline of buildings, mountains, trees, etc, seen against the sky

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