totems
Example Sentences
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A pair of blue totems from 2016 are built upon an amalgamation of numerous smaller objects, the process and monochromatic finish indebted to Louise Nevelson.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Turner, who died Wednesday at age 87, elbowed his way to the forefront of modern television by prioritizing profit over deeper questions about whether certain cultural totems should be held sacrosanct.
From Salon ● May 8, 2026
The hope, too, is that Scott McTominay and John McGinn and the other totems of this team find their very best stuff on the biggest stage.
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2026
To add spice they were without three totems of their team, Lawrence Shankland, Cammy Devlin and Beni Baningime.
From BBC ● Jan. 25, 2026
Between men’s lives and their love and his old totems, he was left with nothing but shame.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
