totemic

Example Sentences

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"These things that I have built are totemic creatures but also prayer for the existence and continuation of the existence of creatures and insects."

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

For his followers, Nemtsov is a totemic figure in Russian political life -- seen as a once-future leader who might have taken the country on a different path.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

Picasso’s Cubism introduced Lam not only to European modernism but also to its sources—African masks and totemic art, to which Lam, understandably, felt a familial connection.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

The Sycamore Gap wasn't a particularly ancient tree, nor a native species, but its position gave it a totemic status.

From BBC • Jul. 14, 2025

For Bobby, the building was a totemic destination since it also contained the offices of the U.S.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady