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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Letters and photographs from her exile years reveal a woman caught between fame and displacement.
—Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 20 Oct. 2025
Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025
According to the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California, the First Amendment protects the right to organize a protest, express your opinion and photograph events while on public property.
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Noun
French authorities swarmed the museum in the 24 hours following, with photographs from outside the famed museum showing forensics investigators searching the scene for clues.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
Letters and photographs from her exile years reveal a woman caught between fame and displacement.
—Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
Just to add to the fun, McGinley photographed her on an apple farm in upstate New York.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025
According to the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California, the First Amendment protects the right to organize a protest, express your opinion and photograph events while on public property.
—Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Photograph.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/photograph. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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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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