photographed; photographing; photographs
: to take a photograph of
1
: to take a photograph
2
: to appear as an image in a photograph
an actress who photographs well
Synonyms
Examples of photograph in a Sentence
Noun
I always take a lot of photographs when I travel.
the old photograph was faded but still clear enough to make out
Verb
He photographed the women sitting on the bench.
She was photographed in the studio.
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Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
While researching that project, McQueen discovered a wartime photograph of a young Black boy with an oversized suitcase.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2024
Reed Putman, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
Before he was seen kissing Gordon, White was most recently linked to singer Rosalía, who he was first photographed with in December 2023.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Marshall says Planet’s photographs of mass graves left behind by retreating Russian troops will be handed over to human rights groups gathering evidence of atrocities amounting to war crimes.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
While researching that project, McQueen discovered a wartime photograph of a young Black boy with an oversized suitcase.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2024
Verb
The stares, people pulling and touching you, photographing you.
—Reed Putman, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
Before he was seen kissing Gordon, White was most recently linked to singer Rosalía, who he was first photographed with in December 2023.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Photograph.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/photograph. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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photograph
1 of 2 noun
pho·to·graph
ˈfōt-ə-ˌgraf 
: a picture obtained by photography
photograph
2 of 2 verb1
: to take a photograph of
2
: to take photographs
3
: to be photographed
photographer
noun
fə-ˈtäg-rə-fər
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