in profile

phrase

: as seen from the side

The drawing showed her head in profile.

Examples of in profile in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Images of Jenner, 70, have been proliferating across Chinese platforms such as Weibo, Xiaohongshu and Douyin, most commonly in profile pictures or wallpapers. — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 5 Apr. 2026

Gray ships were easily seen in profile against the sky and horizon by U-boat periscopes—was there a better color to paint them to help camouflage them from attack? — Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026

Gray ships were easily seen in profile against the sky and horizon by U-boat periscopes — was there a better color to paint them to help camouflage them from attack? — Kory Stamper, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026

Above the desk was a poster of Faulkner in profile, standing outdoors, a white clapboard house in the background, two small white dogs with black ears and noses by his feet. — Nell Freudenberger, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for in profile

• campanile
• chamomile
• domicil
• domicile
• mercantile
• neuropil
• percentile
• peristyle
• reconcile
• thermopile
• aisle
• bile