Examples of photo in a Sentence
Noun
We gave them a framed family photo for their anniversary.
You aren't allowed to take photos inside the theater.
Verb
photoed the historic mansion for a decorating magazine
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Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 19 Mar. 2026
Security footage widely shared online shows a man wearing a black beanie, sunglasses, a green tank top and brown shorts approaching Moo Deng and her mother, Jona, while holding a tablet, apparently recording or taking photos.
—Arkansas Online, 19 Mar. 2026
Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Feb. 2026
The photo lineup had included only five photographs instead of the typical six, and three of the people pictured were related.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2026
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Noun
If anonymous people are able to lodge complaints against ICE agents and send in photos and videos, how can the agents fight the accusations?
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 19 Mar. 2026
Security footage widely shared online shows a man wearing a black beanie, sunglasses, a green tank top and brown shorts approaching Moo Deng and her mother, Jona, while holding a tablet, apparently recording or taking photos.
—Arkansas Online, 19 Mar. 2026
Adjective
Apostolides envisioned this scarred lion through photo-real graphite sketching.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Feb. 2026
The photo lineup had included only five photographs instead of the typical six, and three of the people pictured were related.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2026
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“Photo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/photo. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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