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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Michael Guise, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
The boxes bore the same lot number as ammunition found in Moïse’s home, according to a photograph also submitted by the government.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026
Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
His film tells the story of a man named Irakli (played by the director’s father, David) in search of his daughter, who disappeared while photographing rural football fields in Georgia.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2026
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Noun
The indictment also stated that Dadig harassed his victims by showing up to their homes and places of business unannounced and uninvited, stalking them, taking and posting photographs of them online without their consent and revealing private details about their lives online.
—Michael Guise, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
The boxes bore the same lot number as ammunition found in Moïse’s home, according to a photograph also submitted by the government.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026
Verb
Generations have been photographed here.
—Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
His film tells the story of a man named Irakli (played by the director’s father, David) in search of his daughter, who disappeared while photographing rural football fields in Georgia.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2026
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“Photograph.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/photograph. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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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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