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
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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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Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
At Bend’s City Hall, the walls are lined with panels and photographs detailing the area’s historical link to skiing.
—John Branch, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Gavin Off, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2025
The pair were then photographed smiling and holding hands while out on a morning stroll in Los Angeles days later on Jan. 8.
—Nicholas Rice, People.com, 25 Jan. 2025
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Noun
This black-and-white photograph is of students in a classroom at Naperville High School in the late 1920s, only about a decade after the school was established in 1916.
—Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
At Bend’s City Hall, the walls are lined with panels and photographs detailing the area’s historical link to skiing.
—John Branch, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Verb
For many years, members of Waterkeeper Alliance, another nonprofit, assisted by photographing the farms from the air during flights with volunteer pilots.
—Gavin Off, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2025
The pair were then photographed smiling and holding hands while out on a morning stroll in Los Angeles days later on Jan. 8.
—Nicholas Rice, People.com, 25 Jan. 2025
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“Photograph.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/photograph. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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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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