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How to use paparazzo in a sentence

12 example sentences · noun

Paparazzo means a freelance photographer who sells photographs of celebrities to the media, especially one who pursues celebrities and attempts to obtain candid photographs. Example: “That man with the camera over there is a paparazzo.”

Examples of paparazzo by meaning

nounA freelance photographer who sells photographs of celebrities to the media, especially one who pursues celebrities and...

  • That man with the camera over there is a paparazzo.

More sentences with paparazzo

  • Normally very controlled, he dropped the F-bomb and cursed the paparazzi.From the entry bomb
  • The explosion of flutters behind me let me know the paparazzi were here.From the entry flutter
  • The paparazzi followed the famous actor everywhere - they all wanted a piece of him.From the entry piece of someone
  • These overwhelmingly male gatherings remind me of paparazzi flocks I’ve encountered.2017 September 25, Patrick Barkham, “Twitchers and groppers: when birdwatching turns ugly”, in The Guardian. From the entry gropper
  • How is it that the paparazzi only shows up when I'm with J.P.?2016, Meg Cabot, Crowning Glory, Pan Macmillan, →ISBN, page 402. From the entry LoJack
  • The paparazzi and gossip hounds have declared open season on celebrities.2009, Tawny Weber, Coming on Strong (fiction), →ISBN, page 37. From the entry open season
  • Rather, the business paparazzi is armoring itself for a backlash campaign against the entrepreneurial big mouths.2001, Geert Lovink, “The Rise and Fall of Dotcom Mania”, in Dark Fiber: Tracking Critical Internet Culture, MIT Press, published 2002…. From the entry paparazzi
  • The job of a paparazzi is, roughly, to ‘reveal the truth’ about the rich and the famous.1997, Eeva Joniken, Soile Veijola, “The Disoriented Tourist: The Figuration of the Tourist in Contemporary Cultural Critique”, in Chris…. From the entry paparazzi
  • Alec Baldwin completely Hulked-out on a paparazzo this morning, after picking up a marriage license with his beautiful fiancé, Hilaria Thomas.2012 June 19, “Alec Baldwin PUNCHES Paparazzo After Getting Marriage License!”, in PerezHilton, archived from the original on 10 May 2015. From the entry hulk out
  • Celebrities often kvetch about the lack of privacy and being bothered by paparazzi, but these are not life-threatening problems and they get enormous advantage as they go through life.2016 May 11, Catherine Shoard, quoting Woody Allen, “Woody Allen at Cannes: artistic competition 'against common sense'”, in The Guardian…. From the entry kvetch
  • Any self-respecting It girl of the moment knows that the photo the paparazzi want is the one in gym leggings and a crop top, exposing this year’s must-have ab-crack.2016 November 1, Jess Cartner-Morley, The Guardian. From the entry ab crack

Meaning of paparazzo

  1. noun A freelance photographer who sells photographs of celebrities to the media, especially one who pursues celebrities and attempts to obtain candid photographs.

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Questions about paparazzo in a sentence

How do you use paparazzo in a sentence?
Paparazzo is used as a noun. For example: “That man with the camera over there is a paparazzo.”
What is a short sentence with paparazzo?
“That man with the camera over there is a paparazzo.”
What does paparazzo mean?
Paparazzo means a freelance photographer who sells photographs of celebrities to the media, especially one who pursues celebrities and attempts to obtain candid photographs.

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