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
Synonyms
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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The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 16 July 2024
In photographs of the Bronx from that period, the new pavements gleam, mostly car-free.
—Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
Christine Yu, SELF, 17 July 2024
At least three other people photographed in that mobare serving as delegates.
—Josh Dawsey, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
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Noun
The German reporter is best known for his photograph of September 11, 2001, showing a group of young people eating their lunch seemingly without a care in the world, yet with a plume of smoke rising from the World Trade Center towers in the background.
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 16 July 2024
In photographs of the Bronx from that period, the new pavements gleam, mostly car-free.
—Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
Verb
Leading up to the Games, she was photographed by Annie Leibovitz for the cover of Vanity Fair and did Kodak commercials.
—Christine Yu, SELF, 17 July 2024
At least three other people photographed in that mobare serving as delegates.
—Josh Dawsey, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
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“Photograph.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/photograph. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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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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