totem

Example Sentences

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The absentee totem, the one with the power to make all the major calls he pleases without having the responsibility of justifying them in any public forum.

From BBC

“Spatial awareness is always bottom of the totem pole.”

From Los Angeles Times

“I was the low man on that totem pole,” Reid said.

From Los Angeles Times

The Stockport-born player emerged so quickly and came into a team struggling so often, he was almost a totem.

From BBC

McTominay - Manchester United fans, look away now - has been the totem for the locals in Naples who sang his name in the streets as their team claimed the Serie A title.

From BBC