How to Use zoom in in a Sentence

zoom in

verb
  • Google Earth was for zooming in and out.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The guy next to me whipped out his phone and zoomed in on the back of the king’s head.
    — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 30 Apr. 2026
  • To fix that, zoom in for a closer angle.
    — Stephanie Vermillion, Outside, 1 Mar. 2026
  • So zoom in on the features that make yours special.
    — Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
  • The phone zooms in to show the details of the shoe, of the jawbone missing a tooth.
    — ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Both, however, share the same quirks when zooming in and out of a photo.
    — Michael Muchmore, PC Magazine, 2 June 2026
  • During their recent visit, the three docents set up scopes to zoom in on the nest.
    — Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 8 May 2026
  • The person recording it zooms in on a pink backpack that appears to be stained with blood.
    — Marin Scott, NBC news, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Some studies are starting to zoom in on the molecular process.
    — Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Theroux zoomed in on a select slice of some of the defining voices of the day.
    — Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The person filming zoomed in on Arivu’s phone to show a shot of the bounty details.
    — T.m. Brown, CNN Money, 12 June 2026
  • The gun in his hand appeared to raise and — in a section of the video slowed down and zoomed in — a muzzle flash can be seen from it.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
  • To prove how great his feet are, Blanco then whipped off his shoes and insisted the camera zoom in on his foot.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 27 Feb. 2026
  • But zoom in and every single plant in those fields—all 80 million of them—is grown from a single seed.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The video then zooms in on a woman, resembling Jolie from behind, recording with her phone and cheering.
    — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 8 June 2026
  • In the following slides, Lively zoomed in on the cookies, followed by both of her husband's bare arms.
    — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
  • In the following slides, Lively zoomed in on the cookies, followed by both of her husband's bare arms.
    — Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
  • Alix's younger brother, Thomas, 8, asks, referring to the way the camera zoomed in in the video.
    — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
  • While recording in slow motion, the person with the phone moves toward the person posing while slowly zooming in on the screen.
    — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
  • McNutt said as Murray squinted down at the stands and zoomed in to catch a photo of the pop superstar for his wife.
    — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 11 June 2026
  • We next zoom in on the hero and heroine tromping across exceptionally green grass, arguing with each other.
    — Literary Hub, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The comic spent some minutes zooming in on and squinting at the photo, putting his hand on his head to ascertain the resemblance.
    — Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 13 Apr. 2026
  • The camera then kept zooming in on Styles, slightly detracting from Gosling’s monologue about earth.
    — Peter White, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2026
  • With time the team hopes to be able to zoom in even more on specific areas and someday get measurements on a building-by-building basis.
    — Megan Janetsky, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
  • At one point, Koch reported an overwhelming sensation of emotion for a second or two while zooming in on the moon.
    — Marcia Dunn, Twin Cities, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Fans quickly zoomed in on her ring stack, including a thin gold band worn beneath her engagement ring from Tom Holland.
    — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Beazley pulled up footage from the control room that housed the keys, zoomed in on the hook where Conrad had found the circular key ring, and pressed Rewind.
    — James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Apple claims a 2x optical zoom in and 2x optical zoom out, but the 17 does not have a telephoto camera.
    — Iyaz Akhtar, PC Magazine, 5 Mar. 2026
  • But if zooming in on nature isn’t your thing, pack your own flavor of free entertainment—maybe a deck of cards to play with your travel mates or a sketch pad to post up with in a cafe window.
    — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Investigators zoomed in on one of the sweatshirts, hoping the unique cough syrup graphics would help with identification.
    — Julie Sharp, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026

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