photo op

noun

Examples of photo op in a Sentence

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The Texas Panhandle stretch of Route 66 features photo ops like the Cadillac Ranch art installation near Amarillo and the Conoco Tower Station & U-Drop Inn Café in Shamrock (opened in 1936). Joe Yogerst, CNN Money, 27 May 2026 Attractions will include personal pizzas, immersive photo ops, and, yes, a claw machine, according to Eventbrite, where people will be able to sign up for time slots to go through the attraction. Fielding Buck, Daily News, 27 May 2026 The festival is also family-friendly, with a Family Fun Zone featuring temporary tattoos and henna, kids’ coloring and art stations, face painting and photo ops and a chill zone with seating and snacks. Charlie Vargas, Oc Register, 19 May 2026 Give Disney the win for their cavernous reception at the Javits Center, with photo ops, plenty of food stations, and even a beer garden next to uprights where attendees could compete in head to head ball tosses. Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 18 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for photo op

Word History

First Known Use

1981, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of photo op was in 1981

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“Photo op.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/photo%20op. Accessed 29 May. 2026.

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