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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Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2025
Another lawsuit, from the state of Maine, lists and provides photographs of a litany of internal industry documents showing industry knowledge of the threat of climate change.
—Hannah Wiseman, The Conversation, 18 Apr. 2025
Paula Aceves, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025
The spring 2025 issue has Gwyneth Paltrow on the cover interviewed by the curator Klaus Biesenbach and photographed by Brianna Capozzi.
—Marisa Meltzer, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
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Noun
To receive the free replacement, consumers must go to Casely's website and fill out an online form and other requirements and specific instructions which include uploading photographs of their device.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2025
Another lawsuit, from the state of Maine, lists and provides photographs of a litany of internal industry documents showing industry knowledge of the threat of climate change.
—Hannah Wiseman, The Conversation, 18 Apr. 2025
Verb
Taking inspiration from Richard Avedon’s Performance, Mark Seliger set out to photograph them as they, quite literally, performed — many for the first time in decades.
—Paula Aceves, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025
The spring 2025 issue has Gwyneth Paltrow on the cover interviewed by the curator Klaus Biesenbach and photographed by Brianna Capozzi.
—Marisa Meltzer, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Photograph.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/photograph. Accessed 23 Apr. 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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