How to Use photobomb in a Sentence

photobomb

verb
  • Her dog Colombo photobombed the scene with an adorable plaid hat on his head.
    Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2019
  • The two also had to contend with a fan who seemed to photobomb their stylish exit.
    Ale Russian, PEOPLE.com, 14 June 2018
  • As Joy and the couple began posing for pictures, a few fans in the back began photobombing the three.
    Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 5 Nov. 2018
  • For example, pro surfer Kelly Slater didn’t seem to be aware of a shark that photobombed his GoPro footage in 2014.
    Samantha Yadron, Outside Online, 28 Aug. 2019
  • The Manhattan skyline preened, the bridge loomed, and the Queens waterfront seemed determined to photobomb the vista.
    Justin Davidson, Daily Intelligencer, 13 Sep. 2017
  • But then, out of nowhere, a flying squirrel decides to photobomb the moment, and a camera flash only adds to the mayhem.
    Mary Beth Griggs, Popular Science, 1 May 2016
  • While there, the family of five decided to take a photo, when one of the monkeys photobombed their picture.
    Claudia Harmata, PEOPLE.com, 13 June 2019
  • George Clooney photobombed longtime pal Matt Damon, 46, as the actor posed with a waiter in a Venetian restaurant.
    Yvonne Juris, PEOPLE.com, 3 Sep. 2017
  • Yes, that's a snake—a large one—photobombing Mills' obligatory Summer's Over snapshot, eyes locked on the Auburn 7th grader.
    Jeremy Henderson, al, 11 Aug. 2019
  • Don't be shocked if big colorful birds photobomb your snapshots or crash your picnic.
    Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic, 4 Feb. 2022
  • There’s a new kind of social-media experience that allows your friends to photobomb your home screen.
    Dalvin Brown, WSJ, 15 May 2022
  • The two actresses are at their shenanigans again in this Nesquik ad, competing to photobomb each other with the iconic Nesquik Bunny's ears.
    Jenna Ryu, USA TODAY, 3 July 2020
  • And then a sitting judge on the campaign trail gets photobombed by a couple o’ dildos and puts everything in perspective.
    Phillyclout Team, Philly.com, 1 Sep. 2017
  • With her dog and 3-year-old son photobombing the shot, Curtis's post is noticeably less staged than most of the bikini selfies many other celebrities share on their feeds.
    Kelly O'Sullivan, Country Living, 13 Aug. 2018
  • The couple, who, according to People, walked on the red carpet at the gala together for the first time, photobombed a picture of Boseman posing by himself.
    Lena Grossman, Time, 8 May 2018
  • Leave it to #Miam to always turn a glamorous appearance into a funny one, like the time Liam photobombed his wife on the way to to a fancy pre-Oscars dinner party.
    De Elizabeth, Teen Vogue, 5 May 2019
  • People thought a paparazzi photo of Chrissy Teigen getting photobombed by a passerby was just a funny image.
    Raisa Bruner, Time, 28 Mar. 2018
  • Still, that allows for a bit of fun here and there, including a running joke in which one friend continuously photobombed KJ taking photos with fans.
    Brian Fisher, Teen Vogue, 4 Oct. 2017
  • No, the night was all about Kelleth Cuthbert, the 30-something woman caught photobombing several celebrities on the red carpet while holding a tray of Fiji Water.
    Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 7 Jan. 2019
  • The couple visited Fiona's enclosure, and when Kelble got down on one knee to propose, the baby hippo (flawless, as always) swam up to the glass and photobombed their engagement photos.
    Anne Nickoloff, cleveland.com, 25 Oct. 2017
  • The Fiji Water model became the night's biggest meme, photobombing several celebrities on the red carpet.
    Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 6 Jan. 2019
  • Coaches happily chatted away, other players photobombed interview sessions and there was a general sense of jubilation that came with the Ducks' 76-72 upset win of No.
    Tyson Alger, OregonLive.com, 13 Jan. 2018
  • Grandma doesn't want anyone photobombing her grandkids.
    Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 20 Dec. 2018
  • Trudeau's critics still love to complain about his cutesy idiosyncrasies: wearing flashy socks, being seen shirtless in public, or photobombing regular Canadians.
    Author: Selena Ross, Anchorage Daily News, 10 June 2018
  • Other companies plan similar arrays, and astronomers are worried that all of those orbiting devices may unavoidably photobomb images collected by large telescopes around the world.
    William Harwood, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2020
  • Five previously unknown asteroids in our solar system have photobombed new Hubble Space Telescope images.
    Katherine Kornei, Science | AAAS, 2 Nov. 2017
  • SpaceX is already working to prevent its Starlink network from generating such light pollution, which can photobomb astronomy images.
    Michael Kan, PCMAG, 3 May 2022
  • This has caused worries within the astronomy community, as the satellites can potentially photobomb astronomical observations, appearing as long streaks across lengthy exposures.
    John Timmer, Ars Technica, 28 Dec. 2021

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