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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K. Austin Collins, The Atlantic, 13 Dec. 2024
The book itself even has space to create the art, with many background options and the ability to add one’s own personal photographs; add an image of you and your giftee to one of them before gifting this to them as a special touch.
—Alexandra Folino, Glamour, 12 Dec. 2024
Joelle Goldstein, People.com, 14 Dec. 2024
Earlier in the night, Foxx was photographed arriving to Mr. Chow with daughters Corinne and Anelise, and former partner Kristin Grannis.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 14 Dec. 2024
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Noun
But in the moment, these various perspectives—Elwood being beaten, the haunting faces from the photograph, the man turning all of this over in his mind—are made distinct, only to be stitched back together as the film proceeds.
—K. Austin Collins, The Atlantic, 13 Dec. 2024
The book itself even has space to create the art, with many background options and the ability to add one’s own personal photographs; add an image of you and your giftee to one of them before gifting this to them as a special touch.
—Alexandra Folino, Glamour, 12 Dec. 2024
Verb
During the gathering, she was photographed smiling on the red carpet and getting an ephemeral tattoo by The Tattoo Shop.
—Joelle Goldstein, People.com, 14 Dec. 2024
Earlier in the night, Foxx was photographed arriving to Mr. Chow with daughters Corinne and Anelise, and former partner Kristin Grannis.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 14 Dec. 2024
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“Photograph.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/photograph. Accessed 22 Dec. 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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