skyline
Collocations
13(noun.)
ADJ
dramatic | city | Hong Kong, London, etc. | northern, southern, etc.
VERB + SKYLINE
form
dominate
The tall new office building now dominates the city's skyline.
be silhouetted against/on, stand (out) against/on
The tall buildings were silhouetted against the city skyline at sunset.
break
The tall new building breaks the city's skyline in an unexpected way.
PREP
above/over ~
Birds flew above the skyline as the sun began to set over the city.
against the ~
The tall buildings stood out clearly against the skyline of the city.
along the ~
The tall buildings stretched along the city skyline as the sun began to set.
below the ~
The airplane descended below the skyline as it prepared to land at the airport.
on the ~
The tall new buildings on the skyline completely changed how the city looks.