How to Use photo op in a Sentence

photo op

noun
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  • In a city built on photo ops, this was the most prized of all.
    — Joe Heim, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
  • The photo ops were free and a chance for the visitors to cool off from the heat.
    — Jessica Ma, Sacramento Bee, 20 July 2024
  • William bawled his head off from the moment that the photo op started to the end of it.
    — Janaya Wecker, Good Housekeeping, 3 Nov. 2022
  • Look out for the 19-foot-high bronze Tsar Bell for great photo ops.
    — Aanchal Anand, National Geographic, 16 July 2019
  • Teenagers stop here on their way to prom for photo ops.
    — Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 19 July 2024
  • The event provides a photo op for the parents and a chance for the PTA to sell some baked goods.
    — Bliss Broyard, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 July 2018
  • But, Santa’s House isn’t just a photo op with the big man in red.
    — Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
  • But before that, there was the photo op, and the fashion.
    — Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024
  • This a very goofy, silly, fun photo op, and thank you for that.
    — Vulture, 3 Apr. 2022
  • Madrid later asked the A-lister for a redux of the photo op.
    — Zoe Szathmary, Fox News, 5 Aug. 2018
  • Hariri was working the event when the four band members took their seats for a photo op.
    — Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 12 July 2018
  • Then, browse the murals and photo ops displayed by the entrance.
    — Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Neither man realized the purpose of the walk was to stage a photo op in front of the church.
    — David Martin, CBS News, 6 June 2020
  • Have some fun and bring props to the big photo op, like an oversized photo frame.
    — Thalia Ortiz, Seventeen, 26 Jan. 2023
  • There was a balloon arch and Southwest staffers dressed as the sun and moon for one last photo op on the way out.
    — Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2024
  • Hilltop trails above the plots offer views and photo ops of the splendor.
    — National Geographic, 28 Feb. 2020
  • The two men did a photo op on a basketball court in Chengdu and went for a stroll.
    — Jane Perlez, Foreign Affairs, 5 July 2024
  • From 4-7:30 p.m., there are balloon walk-throughs and photo ops.
    — Annie Alleman, Post-Tribune, 28 June 2018
  • This week’s been photo ops and fluff on team trips to drive go-karts and shopping sprees at big-box stores.
    — Tom Noie, Indianapolis Star, 27 Dec. 2019
  • And there were photo ops galore, such as the faux Essence cover shoot.
    — Jeneé Osterheldt, BostonGlobe.com, 10 July 2019
  • Her face was covered for the photo op as her dark tresses hung freely.
    — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 1 Sep. 2023
  • The team decided the landscape would make for a nice photo op with Earth up above.
    — Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
  • The pregame photo op was not the optic MLB needed after a rocky week.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 27 Oct. 2019
  • While many stayed close to the front of the room near the bar and photo ops, some mingled in a slightly more intimate zone in the back.
    — Emily Burns, WWD, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Trump held up a Bible in a photo op in front of the church, where a basement fire was set during protests over the weekend.
    — Tal Kopan, SFChronicle.com, 2 June 2020
  • The latter is a 50-mile-long scenic drive that runs between West Glacier and St. Mary, with plenty of photo ops along the way.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 10 Oct. 2024
  • At the time of this primary school photo op, the Black Adam star was living in Hawaii and rocked a fitting wardrobe.
    — Staff Author Published, Peoplemag, 10 Aug. 2022
  • Meadows addressed the June 1 photo op at length in the previous section of the book.
    — Daniel Dale, CNN, 13 Dec. 2021
  • Chelsea’s Activity Zone helps the kiddos get creative, and Bruce the Moose and the other resort mascots might show up for photo ops.
    — Beth Luberecki, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
  • To immediately set the mood, decorate your grand entrance with a photo op: This could be as simple as hanging a banner on a blank wall and flanking it with some flowers.
    — Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Dec. 2024

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