paparazzo
noun
Examples of paparazzo in a Sentence
Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
His videos have become such a staple on the platform that Doja Cat (a fellow troll) even stopped her security personnel in front of paparazzi so Daniels could sing for her.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2024
Travel experts describe Harbour Island as a hidden gem favored by celebrities who prefer to frolic in the sun in privacy, though the paparazzi somehow managed to track down Swift and Kelce.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2024
Almost immediately, a savvy royal watcher found a 2016 image of Kate, which appears to map onto the paparazzi snap with suggestive precision.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2024
For example, Lee wrote a scene where the paparazzi catch Solène and Hayes in a compromising position on a yacht — and later, similar photos of Styles and Kendall Jenner were released.
—Caroline Brew, Variety, 11 Mar. 2024
Catherine’s embrace of social media to circulate her pictures is a way of reclaiming her life from the long lenses of the paparazzi.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2024
When Swift and Kelce left, a clear shot snapped by the paparazzi showed the couple’s fashion.
—Bryan West, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2024
The camera then pans to present-day Bell in a car crash surrounded by paparazzi — presumably a nod to his 2015 DUI arrest.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 25 Mar. 2024
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Word History
Italian, from Paparazzo, surname of such a photographer in the film La dolce vita (1959) by Federico Fellini
1961, in the meaning defined above
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