totems
Example Sentences
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Early in his career Noguchi was identified as a sculptor, known for modernist abstractions—enigmas in wood, stone, metals, plaster, ceramic and aluminum—that conjure totems, boulders, edifices and artifacts, while synthesizing Western and Eastern traditions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 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
What Lévi-Strauss concluded about totems can be applied to dioramas, too.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2024
Through the trees, she saw one of the totems.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
