snapshot
noun
snap·shot
ˈsnap-ˌshät 
1
: a casual photograph made typically by an amateur with a small handheld camera
2
: an impression or view of something brief or transitory
a snapshot of life back then
Examples of snapshot in a Sentence
fans excitedly took snapshots of the rock star as he dashed into the hotel
Recent Examples on the Web
Jenner shared a carousel of images throughout their time together, which included snapshots of their baby photos and moments from various family events.
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Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
In these snapshots from the Gaza Strip, Palestinian women are holding families and communities together.
—Ghada Abdulfattah, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Apr. 2024
The situation, in a snapshot The patient: Martha Viehmann, 64, covered by her husband’s insurance through Humana at the time of the bill.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, The Enquirer, 10 Apr. 2024
In addition to a 3D walkthrough, the website includes snapshots and anecdotes from current and former staffers who left their marks on those walls.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
Posted on her socials Thursday (April 4), the snapshot finds the rapper posing in platform heels, a barely-there bikini bottom and an angelic veil held up in the back by two helper doves.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 5 Apr. 2024
With the first year of DESI data alone, Lambda CDM fits the snapshots nearly as well as a variable dark matter model.
—Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 4 Apr. 2024
These wonders are just an initial snapshot of fantastic creatures discovered 1,640 miles (5,000 meters) beneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean in a pristine area that’s earmarked as a site for deep-sea mining of critical and rare metals.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 3 Apr. 2024
The diagnostic tool now produces a snapshot that classifies a patient’s risk of sepsis in four categories, from low to very high.
—Rachel Roubein, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024
Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
In these snapshots from the Gaza Strip, Palestinian women are holding families and communities together.
—Ghada Abdulfattah, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Apr. 2024
The situation, in a snapshot The patient: Martha Viehmann, 64, covered by her husband’s insurance through Humana at the time of the bill.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, The Enquirer, 10 Apr. 2024
In addition to a 3D walkthrough, the website includes snapshots and anecdotes from current and former staffers who left their marks on those walls.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
Posted on her socials Thursday (April 4), the snapshot finds the rapper posing in platform heels, a barely-there bikini bottom and an angelic veil held up in the back by two helper doves.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 5 Apr. 2024
With the first year of DESI data alone, Lambda CDM fits the snapshots nearly as well as a variable dark matter model.
—Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 4 Apr. 2024
These wonders are just an initial snapshot of fantastic creatures discovered 1,640 miles (5,000 meters) beneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean in a pristine area that’s earmarked as a site for deep-sea mining of critical and rare metals.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 3 Apr. 2024
The diagnostic tool now produces a snapshot that classifies a patient’s risk of sepsis in four categories, from low to very high.
—Rachel Roubein, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024
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snapshot
noun
snap·shot
ˈsnap-ˌshät
: a photograph taken usually with a small hand-held camera
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