snapshot
noun
an informal photograph, especially one taken quickly by a handheld camera.
snapshots
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pluralof snapshot.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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“If a phone call is intimate and your conversations on a regular basis are snapshots of your face making funny images, then the idea of going into deep intimacy must be absolutely terrifying.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
AFP photo editor Maximilien Lamy was on holiday with his partner and daughter last week when he took a series of snapshots of vacationers in fire-struck southwest France with his smartphone.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
Archived snapshots of the websites for the girls' and boys' sections of the school – taken in the months before the attack - include the address of the site.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
The SSA currently does not provide the same detailed, real-time metrics as it did in the past, providing only snapshots of its performance instead of running updated tabulations of caseloads, timings and backlogs, analysts said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
“I hope the snapshots come out well,” repeating oneself in desperation, and he “Yes, that one of the square ought to be good, the light was just right.”
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
