Example sentences for: skyline

How can you use “skyline” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The twin towers, Baroque façade, and Byzantine dome of the Iglesia Nuestra Señora de la Concepción dominate a fascinating skyline that has remained virtually unchanged for centuries.

  • Hato Rey’s unexpected, futuristic skyline marks it as the financial center of the Caribbean.

  • Returning to the city, in the almost inevitable haze, you see the astonishingly un-Chinese skyline of Shanghai, a mythical European metropolis transplanted to the Orient.

  • Cataractic and tunnel-visioned, those things are always disappointing, and last night, with the brilliant megalithic skyline laid out before you in even greater and crisper grandeur than usual, with planes blinking their bright-lighted way toward JFK and LGA, with private and commercial boats plying the dark, sparkling waters of New York Harbor, you didn't need any kind of visual aid to be impressed with the view.

  • New construction in the past 10 years has changed the city’s skyline; with new, glittering hotels and highrise apartment blocks, the city is beginning to look a little more like Hong Kong.


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