telephone pole

Example Sentences

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He said he saw the car drive around 30 feet before drifting into another vehicle and a telephone pole.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

A cellphone video he recorded shows a towering column of flame, taller than a nearby telephone pole, billowing and rippling.

From Salon • Sep. 4, 2025

"If you're in an amazing world with castles and dragons, seeing a telephone pole removes you from that story".

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2025

Rosales, a jailer for the city of South Gate, quickly took cover behind a telephone pole and watched the gunman.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2023

A telephone pole fell to the ground, dragging down wires that sparked and hissed like flaming snakes.

From "I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren Tarshis