snapshot

Example Sentences

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Any stock screen is only a snapshot, meant to help you with your own research through which you can form your own opinion about a potential investment.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

A recent “point in time” count, as they’re called, the famously incomplete snapshot of how many people are homeless in a city on a given night, clocked the city’s homeless population at 2,500.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

Bear in mind that these kinds of speed tests only represent a snapshot in time and can be affected by several factors, like network conditions, the number of users on the server, etc.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

That’s what my friend asked when I sent him a snapshot of my workday weirdness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

The camera flashes and I hand them the snapshot.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan