utility pole

Example Sentences

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Residents lost electricity for a few hours before the Department of Water and Power repaired the utility pole Sunday.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2025

After a utility pole fell and ignited a wildfire, Frank King and his family raced to escape as electrical transformers exploded around their homes near Oregon’s coast.

From New York Times • Mar. 22, 2024

Shane Treu wakes early on Aug. 8, and is in his backyard when he hears a utility pole snap next to Lahainaluna Road.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 22, 2023

The northbound tractor-trailer traveled off of the roadway and hit both a ditch and utility pole before overturning onto its right side.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2023

I stopped next to a utility pole for a bit, exhaled heavily, and threw some angry punches in the air.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah