How to Use "Profile" with Example Sentences

profile (n): a side view of someone's face; a description

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Used with verbs:

"The profile fits the criminal."
(fits, matches)

"She was asked to write a profile of the actor."
(write, create, develop, generate)

"The art class examines the profile of the model."
(examines, studies)

Used with adjectives:

"She was told to keep a low profile."
(low, high)

"I helped my friend make an online profile."
(online, dating, professional)

"I read about her in a magazine profile."
(magazine, detailed, in-depth)

"I saw his criminal profile."
(criminal, company)

"The doctors are studying his genetic profile."
(genetic, personality, psychological)

Used with prepositions:

"They drew the model in profile."
(in)

"I saw a police profile of the killer."
(of)