Sentence examples for in sharp outline from inspiring English sources

In many of his pictures, everything has been eliminated but the model, who stands out in sharp outline against an absolutely blank white background; moreover, his portraits are notable for an almost microscopic delineation of human character that reveals a stark concentration on personality.

They exhibit only, in sharp outline, the meaning of 'implies' which has been incorporated into the algebra".

This second method resulted in a rather flat, two-dimensional relief, which is reminiscent of woodcuts in its sharp outlines and overall style; thus, the technique is known as the "woodcut style".

Can we really move some of our basic human faults to the rear -- the greed, the intolerance, the competition, the fury and bigotry that marks today's world in such sharp outlines -- and find some basic, human connections?

She fell in love with the small town, famously beautiful, nestling under mountains that carved a sharp outline against the blue sky.

There is an odd, almost disturbingly defined quality to the light, the razor sharp outline of the shadows of the trees, as it filters down on the lane running alongside the Manor Inn in late August.

Lithgow, an actor of commanding intellect and histrionic combustion, cuts a sharp outline.

There are prominent cytoplasmic borders with sharp outline.

The perovskite grains were observed to be polygons with sharp outlines and facets in different sizes.

In contrast was the cleanliness of the Brahms: the sharp outlines of individual choirs of sound and the clear spaces between detached notes.

The bookend bits -- the domestic drama of the sick mother, the doctor's visit, the loving reunion at the end -- are rendered in soft pastel shades, color pencil laid evenly within sharp outlines.