photo op

noun

Examples of photo op in a Sentence

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The fundraiser featured a buffet dinner and dessert station, as well as photo ops. Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025 General Milley had publicly apologized for walking with Mr. Trump across Lafayette Square for a photo op after the area had been cleared of peaceful demonstrators following the death of George Floyd in May 2020. Eric Schmitt, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025 In a high-profile speech in Munich, Germany last week, Vance accused European allies of censoring free speech at roughly the same time the Trump administration was banning The Associated Press from attending Trump Q&As and photo ops. Brian Stelter, CNN, 18 Feb. 2025 But Trump saw it as a wonderful moment for a photo op. George Skelton, The Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for photo op

Word History

First Known Use

1981, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of photo op was in 1981

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“Photo op.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/photo%20op. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.

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