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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Idaho Statesman, 16 Dec. 2025
Most of the people present had their faces blurred in these photographs.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 15 Dec. 2025
Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 16 Dec. 2025
In photographs taken on the same day as the royal family's Christmas lunch gathering in London, Andrew was photographed horseback riding in the rain in Windsor Park.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Americans were learning about the Broncos through the Statesman stories and columns of Chadd Cripe and Brian Murphy and photographs on the front pages of newspapers like The New York Times by Idaho Statesman photographers.
—Idaho Statesman, 16 Dec. 2025
Most of the people present had their faces blurred in these photographs.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 15 Dec. 2025
Verb
Featherstone testified about photographing and processing all the items found on Mangione's body and in his backpack at the time of his arrest.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 16 Dec. 2025
In photographs taken on the same day as the royal family's Christmas lunch gathering in London, Andrew was photographed horseback riding in the rain in Windsor Park.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
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“Photograph.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/photograph. Accessed 18 Dec. 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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