photo op

noun

Examples of photo op in a Sentence

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That spurred former President Donald Trump to sling fries this month at a Philadelphia-area McDonald’s in a photo op. Rob Wile, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2024 Trump has always sought creative ways to get attention, from his ride down an escalator in the lobby of his namesake Trump Tower before his presidential campaign announcement in 2015 to the photo op last Sunday at the McDonald's. David Jackson, USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2024 But aside from providing Jason Voorhees-from-the-future photo ops, LED light therapy masks promise a more lasting impression: glowy skin with less acne. Erika Stalder, refinery29.com, 24 Oct. 2024 The truly terrifying Marvel super hero gone bad with a skeleton jaw and shredded uniform snarled menacingly during photo ops with visitors. Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 24 Oct. 2024 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 13 Nov. 2024.

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