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
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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Donna Seaman
june 18, Literary Hub, 18 June 2025
Police search warrant returns from DoorDash contain photographs, a list of deliveries to 1122 King Road that date back to 2019 and also a spreadsheet of communication between the person ordering the food and the DoorDash driver, the defense detailed in another filing.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 17 June 2025
Alexandra Hurtado, People.com, 18 June 2025
The couple also do not take them to public events where they could be photographed by paparazzi.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2025
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Noun
On Reading, a slender and elegant volume, contains sixty-six black-and-white photographs Kertész took of people engrossed in books and newspapers around the world between 1915 and 1970.
—Donna Seaman
june 18, Literary Hub, 18 June 2025
Police search warrant returns from DoorDash contain photographs, a list of deliveries to 1122 King Road that date back to 2019 and also a spreadsheet of communication between the person ordering the food and the DoorDash driver, the defense detailed in another filing.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 17 June 2025
Verb
She and Segel were first linked in 2023 Segel and Radomski were first linked in October 2023 after they were photographed holding hands at Universal Studios Hollywood's Halloween Horror Nights.
—Alexandra Hurtado, People.com, 18 June 2025
The couple also do not take them to public events where they could be photographed by paparazzi.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2025
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“Photograph.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/photograph. Accessed 26 Jun. 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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