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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Enjoy a miniature model of Cincinnati's skyline and find classic trains and iconic landmarks from the Cincinnati Museum Center to the Roebling Bridge.
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Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2025
Meanwhile, a new project exploring Pompeii uncovered a stone staircase that could reconstruct what the ancient Roman city’s skyline once looked like before a volcanic eruption in AD 79 entombed it in a thick layer of ash.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 23 Dec. 2025
Patterns from mermaids and Stonehenge to the New York City skyline and Paris's Eiffel Tower.
—Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
There’s everything from tomatoes to bananas, as well as livestock, along with a duck pond and some ersatz pigeon towers built to hide an ugly structure on the skyline that interrupts the bucolic view.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 21 Dec. 2025
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Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2025
Meanwhile, a new project exploring Pompeii uncovered a stone staircase that could reconstruct what the ancient Roman city’s skyline once looked like before a volcanic eruption in AD 79 entombed it in a thick layer of ash.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 23 Dec. 2025
Patterns from mermaids and Stonehenge to the New York City skyline and Paris's Eiffel Tower.
—Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
There’s everything from tomatoes to bananas, as well as livestock, along with a duck pond and some ersatz pigeon towers built to hide an ugly structure on the skyline that interrupts the bucolic view.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 21 Dec. 2025
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“Skyline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skyline. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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