photo op

noun

-ˈäp 

: photo opportunity

Examples of photo op in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The event also included face painting, temporary tattoo stations, chalk art, music, dancing and photo ops with festive props and an eight-foot-tall La Catrina display. — Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026

His female compatriot Fu Shuang in a separate den room was far more amenable for photo ops, happily munching stalks of bamboo near glass windows separating her from the mob of press. — Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 6 Nov. 2026

There are no Instagrammable photo ops or fancy hats, just people in jeans, T-shirts, cowboy boots and shorts. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026

Travis Kelce understands why Prince William was trying to shake him off from the royal family’s photo op with Taylor Swift. — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1981, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for photo op

• barbershop
• countertop
• lollipop
• mountaintop
• photoshop
• tabletop
• turboprop
• atop
• backdrop
• backstop
• bebop
• blacktop