pole

Example Sentences

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Her mission on a recent day was to pay Southern California Edison the $425 power pole fee.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Odysseus touched down in the Malapert A crater, some 300 kilometers from the moon’s south pole, becoming the first commercial lander to touch down on the moon.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

That victory, coupled with Manchester United's crushing defeat by neighbours Manchester City earlier on Saturday, means that the Gunners are in pole position in the race to qualify for next season's Champions League.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

“The spy story can vary enormously. It can be, at one low pole, Ian Fleming, writing to get himself readers and get himself money,” the British author H.R.F.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

She wedged a pole across the branches over her head and leaned reeds against it to make a slanted windbreak.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer