totem
Example Sentences
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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
His sculptures, composed of stacked forms and glazed in natural colors, bring to mind chimneys, duct work and totem poles.
Along the oil-streaked shores of Lake Maracaibo — actually a massive coastal lagoon, fed by both freshwater rivers and the Caribbean — the vestiges of a once-thriving enterprise stand out like totems from a past civilization.
From Los Angeles Times
He has become the totem of this game, but he's 24th man on Saturday.
From BBC
"It is a totem of celebration for Chinese people and people around the world," he said.
From Barron's
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