How to Use photo op in a Sentence

photo op

noun
  • In a city built on photo ops, this was the most prized of all.
    — Joe Heim, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
  • And not just to check a box, and not for a photo op, but for good jobs.
    — Lolly Bowean, chicagotribune.com, 31 Aug. 2017
  • The green couches are a hot spot for photo ops.
    — Jeremy Rellosa, Curbed, 21 Apr. 2026
  • This a very goofy, silly, fun photo op, and thank you for that.
    — Vulture, 3 Apr. 2022
  • Made for good photo ops, anyway.
    — Kevin Sherrington feb. 10, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Her face was covered for the photo op as her dark tresses hung freely.
    — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 1 Sep. 2023
  • The meeting could turn out to be just a lunch, a photo op or a nicety.
    — CBS News, 9 Feb. 2018
  • There’s a great photo op here with a giant lone star sculpture.
    — Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2018
  • Hooray, the photo op is over and does anyone even get to eat the pretzels?
    — Melissa Minton, Bon Appetit, 20 July 2017
  • The photo ops were free and a chance for the visitors to cool off from the heat.
    — Jessica Ma, Sacramento Bee, 20 July 2024
  • But that strenuous hike wasn’t just a photo op.
    — John Meyer, Denver Post, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Rooms here are luxe, and photo ops are plentiful.
    — Rebecca Deurlein, Southern Living, 25 Nov. 2025
  • Have some fun and bring props to the big photo op, like an oversized photo frame.
    — Thalia Ortiz, Seventeen, 26 Jan. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • That’s a different photo op than we’re used to.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Needless to say, the photo ops are endless.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
  • 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
  • After the photo op, my husband and I were whisked out the door.
    — Christina Baker Kline, Slate Magazine, 26 Oct. 2017
  • What used to be a trip to the playground is now branded with hashtags and photo ops.
    — Lauren Boswell, Parents, 30 Nov. 2025
  • Hilltop trails above the plots offer views and photo ops of the splendor.
    — National Geographic, 28 Feb. 2020
  • And then came Blake, a white man who kept demanding hugs and photo ops.
    — Robin M. Boylorn, Slate Magazine, 21 May 2017
  • And there were photo ops galore, such as the faux Essence cover shoot.
    — Jeneé Osterheldt, BostonGlobe.com, 10 July 2019
  • But, Santa’s House isn’t just a photo op with the big man in red.
    — Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
  • While her train looked show stopping for her photo op on the carpet, her date for the evening was not a fan.
    — Colleen Kratofil, PEOPLE.com, 7 May 2018
  • Then, browse the murals and photo ops displayed by the entrance.
    — Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Look out for the 19-foot-high bronze Tsar Bell for great photo ops.
    — Aanchal Anand, National Geographic, 16 July 2019
  • But a few more pieces still had to fit into place before Flood could have his photo op.
    — Paul Lukas, SI.com, 6 Sep. 2019
  • There will be crafts, photo ops, music, face painting and treats while supplies last.
    — Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
  • DJs, bands, stilt walkers, food trucks and displays for photo ops are part of the event.
    — Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2026

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