: having a frame : set in a frame
framed mirrors
a framed photograph

Examples of framed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The Estate of Corky Lee Lucy Yu, the owner of Yu & Me Books in Manhattan’s Chinatown, has a framed print of a scene from the Peter Yew protests in her store. Viviane Eng, NBC News, 24 Apr. 2024 In a video, Hudson showed off a framed portrait of her and Fujikawa embracing and smiling at each other, as incense burn on the table in front of the photo. Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 21 Apr. 2024 On one of the basement walls, a couple of feet away from the officer, someone had mounted a framed portrait of da Vinci, the renowned commander who had died in Bakhmut. Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024 Olivia Munn for 'Fighting So Hard' amid Breast Cancer Journey: 'Malc and I Adore You' Munn awoke from her double mastectomy with her chest bandaged, expanders where her breasts had been and—at eye level—a framed photo of Malcolm that Mulaney, 41, had placed at her bedside. Andrea Mandell, Peoplemag, 17 Apr. 2024 There’s even a framed photo of former President Bill Clinton who once came in for a book signing. Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2024 In comparison to the other contestants our relationship was almost drama-free, save for the visit to Allan’s restaurant where I was recorded picking up a framed photograph of a black-and-white nude that was displayed on a shelf in his tiny office. Hazlitt, 13 Mar. 2024 Well, the photo that the Dunphy-Pritchett-Tucker clan posted from their big Modern Family reunion last November, which featured them all dressed in dark colors around a framed portrait of Burrell, did look a little ominous when late-night host Jimmy Fallon unveiled it to the camera. EW.com, 2 Mar. 2024 The Adobe Restaurant’s walls were covered in large framed photos of George H.W. Bush, Gerald Ford, Richard Nixon and Dwight Eisenhower roaming the grounds. Todd Kelly, The Arizona Republic, 15 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1753, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of framed was in 1753

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“Framed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/framed. Accessed 8 May. 2024.

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