- plural of totem.
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 resurgent Wallabies, driven on ferociously by Rob Valetini and Will Skelton, their returning totems, shocked the Lions to their very core in surging into that huge lead.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2025
Today, Vessel USA manufactures some of Architectural Pottery’s original designs as new generations of consumers discover the planters, pots and totems that still stand as visual signatures of midcentury modernism.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2024
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
