mug shot
noun
: a photograph of usually a person's head and especially face
specifically
: a police photograph of a suspect's face or profile
Examples of mug shot in a Sentence
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But the mug shot from Fulton County is something the Trump campaign has capitalized on, too -- raising more than $9 million within days of the release of the photo by selling various merchandise like coffee mugs, T-shirts and posters.
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Soo Rin Kim, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2024
That night, when his mug shot was released, social media posts from some Black users celebrated the image (among countless others mocking him).
—Marianne Levine, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024
Trump noted the mug shot taken by Georgia authorities after he was indicted on state racketeering charges over the 2020 election.
—Matt Brown The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 25 Feb. 2024
The Trump mug shot merch has been popping up along the campaign trail as Trump and others have been stumping across Iowa ahead of the Jan. 15 caucuses.
—Meg Kinnard, Fortune, 23 Dec. 2023
His next post appeared to be a selfie that resembled a mug shot at the police station where he was being held.
—Valerie Hopkins, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2024
There’s also a mug shot Christmas stocking and with wrapping paper to match, as well as another version with the candidate pumping his fist in the air.
—Meg Kinnard, Fortune, 23 Dec. 2023
Trump’s best fundraising day came when his mug shot was released in the Georgia election interference case, while Haley saw bumps around the GOP debates and Biden found success in month-end fundraising pitches.
—Ben Kamisar, NBC News, 2 Feb. 2024
When the picture was released—a glowering Trump, frozen in time under the glare of institutional lighting—his campaign quickly capitalized, selling T-shirts with the mug shot for thirty-six dollars.
—Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2024
Soo Rin Kim, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2024
That night, when his mug shot was released, social media posts from some Black users celebrated the image (among countless others mocking him).
—Marianne Levine, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024
Trump noted the mug shot taken by Georgia authorities after he was indicted on state racketeering charges over the 2020 election.
—Matt Brown The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 25 Feb. 2024
The Trump mug shot merch has been popping up along the campaign trail as Trump and others have been stumping across Iowa ahead of the Jan. 15 caucuses.
—Meg Kinnard, Fortune, 23 Dec. 2023
His next post appeared to be a selfie that resembled a mug shot at the police station where he was being held.
—Valerie Hopkins, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2024
There’s also a mug shot Christmas stocking and with wrapping paper to match, as well as another version with the candidate pumping his fist in the air.
—Meg Kinnard, Fortune, 23 Dec. 2023
Trump’s best fundraising day came when his mug shot was released in the Georgia election interference case, while Haley saw bumps around the GOP debates and Biden found success in month-end fundraising pitches.
—Ben Kamisar, NBC News, 2 Feb. 2024
When the picture was released—a glowering Trump, frozen in time under the glare of institutional lighting—his campaign quickly capitalized, selling T-shirts with the mug shot for thirty-six dollars.
—Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2024
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“Mug shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mug%20shot. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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