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On this picture vs In this picture

Both 'on this picture' and 'in this picture' are commonly used phrases in English, but they are used in different contexts. 'On this picture' is used when referring to something physically placed on top of the picture, while 'in this picture' is used when referring to something contained within the picture.

Last updated: March 23, 2024 • 2942 views

On this picture

This phrase is correct when referring to something physically placed on top of the picture.

Use 'on this picture' when you want to describe something that is physically on top of the picture, such as a sticker or a note.

Examples:

  • There is a small scratch on this picture.
  • Please don't put anything on this picture.
  • Ridley's in charge of the Art Department on this picture.
  • I am under extraordinary pressures on this picture, and the least you could do is give me your full support.
  • Lois, I want to start working on this picture as much as you do, but we haven't heard from chloe yet.
  • On this picture, you have my father-in-law surrounded by his three beautiful daughters.
  • But actually, if you look at how countries come out on this picture, you see there are a lot of countries that actually are combining excellence with equity.
  • What's the catering sitch going to be on this picture?
  • So, what's your job on this picture?
  • It was such a brand-new way of trying... ...to do all the things that they were going to do on this picture.
  • Will I still be on this picture?
  • On this picture, the muffler is a little bent but not on this one.
  • Peggy Robertson was the script supervisor on this picture and eventually became Hitch's personal assistant.
  • Chaplin, whose mood at the time was erratic and angry shot on this picture for over a year.
  • Who was in charge of continuity on this picture?
  • Clarke, how about splitting with us on this picture?
  • Sam, on this picture, I want the real thing.
  • You sign your autograph on this picture, okay?
  • Here's some beans, and there are about 35 or 40 different varieties of beans on this picture.
  • On this picture, the muffler is a little bent but not on this one. they must have bent it during an attack and repaired it after.
  • You remember the child who set a high price on this picture... before she could bear to see it go?

Alternatives:

  • on top of this picture
  • attached to this picture
  • over this picture
  • above this picture
  • resting on this picture

In this picture

This phrase is correct when referring to something contained within the picture.

Use 'in this picture' when you want to describe something that is part of the content of the picture, such as a person, an object, or a scene.

Examples:

  • There is a cat in this picture.
  • Can you see the hidden message in this picture?
  • In this picture, you see in one of the very poor neighborhoods, we have a luxury pedestrian bicycle street, and the cars still in the mud.
  • In this picture, you appear to be in a moving car with a beer in both hands.
  • In this picture there are 47 people.
  • In this picture, you'll notice, the bang is extended. It's not a point.
  • We identified the one in this picture had a steel tip and a Cocobolo shaft, manufactured in the late '70s.
  • After CSU finished processing the scene, every item in this picture was accounted for, except one.
  • You're happier in this picture than you ever are with me.
  • Well you don't have a cane in this picture.
  • All of the adults in this picture are incarcerated or dead.
  • You can see it in this picture here.
  • He's high-fiving me in this picture, con.
  • The man in this picture is also Qi Tianyuan.
  • I would do anything for the women in this picture.
  • But you see a lot of small spots in this picture.
  • Your mother's dress is see-through in this picture.
  • Your mother's dress is see-through in this picture.
  • The car in this picture has Florida plates.
  • Singapore looks very nice in this picture.
  • So why is the stadium roof open in this picture?
  • Because all we know for sure is that Archie Baxter was after someone or something in this picture.

Alternatives:

  • within this picture
  • inside this picture
  • depicted in this picture
  • captured in this picture
  • shown in this picture

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