screenshot
Americannoun
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screenshots
plural
verb (used with object)
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of screenshot
First recorded in 1980–85; screen ( def. ) + shot 1
Example Sentences
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Posting a screenshot on X, Reform UK leader Farage said: "If I was to post anything as inciteful then I would expect to be arrested, and so should Polanski."
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
On Wednesday, Adjepong posted what appeared to be a screenshot of email correspondence from the D.C.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Another, who went by TabbyCatalyst, posted a screenshot that appeared to show an investment in Wendy’s valued at $16,300.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
Every screenshot, statement or supposed leak linked to the coming title draws frenzied online scrutiny.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
I quickly snapped a screenshot of the riddle, already trying to sort out its meaning.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
Although Perez’s livestream proceeded for around 15 minutes before it was shut down, screenshots and clips rocketed across the internet, invading countless social media feeds.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
The Journal reviewed Rupireddy’s tax documents, emails, WhatsApp messages and screenshots of his account portal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
The BBC spoke to four women and reviewed screenshots of abusive messages, posts and other material they shared.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
“There is a reason I will not post anything about the adaptation of my work,” the author wrote in what appeared to be screenshots of a group chat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
I’d never been able to visit it, but I’d seen hundreds of screenshots and vidcaps of the place.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
Some examples screenshotted by users and seen by the BBC showed videos on the platform being accurately described, but Business Insider also identified a number of "wildly inaccurate" AI overviews.
From BBC ● May 8, 2026
In the aftermath of the ruling, Rowling screenshotted the post of one of her favorite targets, trans activist India Willoughby.
From Salon ● Apr. 22, 2025
It gets screenshotted and reposted by casual meme spreaders.
From Slate ● Nov. 14, 2024
Streamer Zach Bussey screenshotted the updated policy and tweeted it out on Tuesday.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 7, 2023
Though Twitter removed the spoof accounts that popped up after the Blue Verified launch fairly quickly, many had already been screenshotted and shared widely.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 18, 2022
He resorted to screenshotting her daily Chrome history and analyzing it with AI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
“BoJack” and “Succession” share a thrilling attention to detail — production design meant for obsessive pausing and screenshotting, with a particular knack for tickers at the bottom of inane cable-news shows.
From New York Times ● May 29, 2023
Tweeting and deleting was also a bad approach because of screenshotting that could come back to haunt him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 26, 2021
Still, anti-vaccine groups sidestep new rules by using coded language, or screenshotting posts from prominent influencers’ own websites and sharing them on the mainstream platforms.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 10, 2021
We will do everything in our power to block screenshotting video calls.
From The Verge ● Jun. 9, 2020
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