Examples of totem pole in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Out front stands a totem pole carved all the way around with figures from all three Southeast Alaska Indigenous groups, the only one of its kind in Alaska. — Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 11 June 2022 The mall featured contemporary sculptures and a 22-foot-tall wood-and-steel totem pole that became a community meeting spot, like the fountain in the title of Ms. Lange’s book. — Alex Beam, WSJ, 10 June 2022 Both Doug James and brother Jewell James, the head carver of the House of Tears, will travel with the totem pole from city to city across the Pacific Northwest, calling on lawmakers to breach the dams. — Julia Lerner, oregonlive, 11 May 2022 More than a dozen massive totems have crossed the United States over the last two decades, including a 24-foot totem pole that left Bellingham last summer. — Julia Lerner, oregonlive, 11 May 2022 For years, BlackBerry was top of the totem pole for personal technology, indispensable to politicians, celebrities and professionals alike. — Washington Post, 3 Jan. 2022 The only answer is a sense of mission to benefit every songwriter, from superstars like Taylor Swift and Drake to those at the proverbial bottom of that totem pole. — Jem Aswad, Variety, 27 Oct. 2021 The cactus garden was another treat, showcasing the striking and unexpected variety in a desert landscape, from totem pole cactus, creeping devil, prickly pear, and of course, the king of the desert, the saguaro. — Susan Glaser, cleveland, 24 Mar. 2022 But sound might be last on the totem pole, so people now, in the last two years, listen with their eyes. — Mark Elibert, Billboard, 14 Feb. 2022 See More

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