snapshot
noun
snap·shot
ˈsnap-ˌshät 
1
: a casual photograph made typically by an amateur with a small handheld camera
2
: an impression or view of something brief or transitory
a snapshot of life back then
Examples of snapshot in a Sentence
fans excitedly took snapshots of the rock star as he dashed into the hotel
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Another snapshot showed the two dressed up at a party and smiling for the camera.
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Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
Munn wore a white bikini top paired with black polka-dot bottoms in the relaxed snapshot.
—Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 30 Dec. 2025
The snapshot depicts the couple's newborn swaddled in a striped blanket as their three other children smile for the camera.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 30 Dec. 2025
Standing alongside some of my forever staples, Sabrina, Reneé, and Selena, this year’s top albums felt less like a list and more like a snapshot of the moments and sounds that shaped my year.
—Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2025
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Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
Munn wore a white bikini top paired with black polka-dot bottoms in the relaxed snapshot.
—Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 30 Dec. 2025
The snapshot depicts the couple's newborn swaddled in a striped blanket as their three other children smile for the camera.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 30 Dec. 2025
Standing alongside some of my forever staples, Sabrina, Reneé, and Selena, this year’s top albums felt less like a list and more like a snapshot of the moments and sounds that shaped my year.
—Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for snapshot
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“Snapshot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snapshot. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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snapshot
noun
snap·shot
ˈsnap-ˌshät
: a photograph taken usually with a small hand-held camera
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