photo op

noun

Examples of photo op in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Don't forget good hiking shoes and your phone charger because there are hundreds of trails and photo ops. Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2024 But before that, there was the photo op, and the fashion. Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024 Gramps is also hosting one of Le Petite Fête’s The Eras Parties that will feature the same kind of activities — DJs playing Swift’s music and the contests and bracelet exchanges and photo ops — on May 18. Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2024 In the Dallas corridor, the show’s theme song blares over speakers and people pose with the oil painting of Jock Ewing, one of the few photo ops that’s free. Michael Callahan, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Mar. 2024 There was a balloon arch and Southwest staffers dressed as the sun and moon for one last photo op on the way out. Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2024 Admission includes perks like free drinks, including nonalcoholic beers from Best Day Brewing; DIY craft projects to try; stations with photo ops; and a tote bag to carry all your purchases home. Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024 The ceremonial outing delivered an important couple's photo op for the Trump campaign, whose most notable joint appearance in recent months was at the funeral of Melania's mother, Amalija Knavs. Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2024 In one of the memorable images from his administration, Trump in 2020 held a Bible aloft for a photo op outside St. John’s Episcopal Church in Washington, where many presidents have attended services. Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2024

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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 2 May. 2024.

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