telephone pole

Example Sentences

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Aim at the telephone pole above this turn…Down the straight, brake later, and harder, than you think you need to.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 9, 2025

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

A Cooper’s Hawk flies away from his perch on a telephone pole in a neighborhood in the Boyle Heights.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2023

I lean against a telephone pole, bewildered, as if something has been cut out of my brain.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood