photo opportunity

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noun

a brief period set aside for the media to take photographs of a high government official or celebrity, usually immediately before or after a newsworthy event.

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Origin of photo opportunity

First recorded in 1975–80

Words nearby photo opportunity

photonics, photonovel, photonuclear, photo-offset, photo op, photo opportunity, photooxidation, photo-patch test, photopathy, photoperceptive, photoperiod

How to use photo opportunity in a sentence

Set an example for your friends and family by staying on the trail, even when it means giving up on an incredible photo opportunity.
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In that photo, Merabet has a big smile that spreads across his whole face and lights up his eyes.
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Both parties are now equal opportunity offenders when it comes to gaming the system.
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At any rate, policy can enforce equal rights and foster equal opportunity.
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In fact, these kinds of advances helped give religion another huge window of opportunity for racial reconciliation in the 1960s.
No Gods, No Cops, No Masters|James Poulos|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Most people, however, understood the significance of the photo immediately-- especially those who share my skin.
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I seized the opportunity to watch what I supposed would be a most interesting interview, from behind a curtain.
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The real experience has a magnetism of its own and will win above mere technicality whenever it has the opportunity.
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England gladly seized the opportunity of injuring her enemy and sent aid to the people of Spain.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
On the march Harry had an opportunity to tell Lawrence much that had happened to him since they parted.
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The humorist and satirist lost no opportunity of deriding the new fashion and its followers.
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British Dictionary definitions for photo opportunity

photo opportunity

noun

an opportunity, either preplanned or accidental, for the press to photograph a politician, celebrity, or event

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photo opportunity

Origin of photo opportunity

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British Dictionary definitions for photo opportunity