On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Totem. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as kin or kindred and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Totem meaning
- Any natural object or living creature that serves as an emblem of a tribe, clan or family; the representation of such an object or creature.
- The clan whose kinship is defined in reference to such an object or creature.
- A symbol or personification.
Using Totem
- The main meaning on this page is: Any natural object or living creature that serves as an emblem of a tribe, clan or family; the representation of such an object or creature. | The clan whose kinship is defined in reference to such an object or creature. | A symbol or personification.
- Useful related words include: kin, kin group, kinship group, kindred.
- In the example corpus, totem often appears in combinations such as: the totem, totem pole, totem poles.
Context around Totem
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 11 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Totem
- In this selection, "totem" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, original, beautiful, rain, pole, poles and raising stand out and add context to how "totem" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include after the totem pole in and and a totem poll as. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "totem" sits close to words such as abelian, acer and agrippina, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with totem
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
One of the beautiful totem poles located throughout the park. (10 words)
Sutro decorated by putting on display his collections of Egyptian mummies and Indian totem poles. (15 words)
Players need to use the Rain Totem in Winters to trigger the Old Mariner’s appearance. (16 words)
These were teachers who didn’t pamper or spoon-fed us but who constantly reminded us that our lives would only be what we worked hard to make them, that, with determination, every child can work their way up the educational totem pole. (43 words)
He denied singing sacred songs to Jarrad or talking about koalas taking his spirit up into the trees, suggesting that someone might have got ‘mixed up’ about the koala being his totem and an important animal to his people. (39 words)
Supposedly hard-up working-class people go all-out constructing Halloween shrines to the totem figures of decay and death, as in some depraved cargo cult competition aimed at hastening our country’s descent into chaos. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
Since that original totem raising, there have been many other totem poles carved and raised by the Haida, and other Indigenous communities across the northwest coast.
Construction accounts for as much as 40% of China’s steel demand, and iron ore, the main input for blast furnaces, is a totem of the old economy.
From the Totem, move across the field next to a small tree to find the observation spot.
He denied singing sacred songs to Jarrad or talking about koalas taking his spirit up into the trees, suggesting that someone might have got ‘mixed up’ about the koala being his totem and an important animal to his people.
Highlights include Ossian's Hall, a folly with photogenic views over the thundering Black Linn Falls, while tucked away among the trees is a totem pole, carved by members of the Squamish Nation in Canada.
Howards Hyundai, of Bridgwater Road, Bathpool, is looking to put up an internally illuminated entrance sign and a totem poll, as well as two non-illuminated directional signs.
However, many viewers pointed out another detail that might suggest Cobb had his original totem, but he didn’t use it anymore: his wedding ring.
It is the second time one of his images has been selected, after the Totem Pole in Tasmania shot in 1995.
Nisga'a Nation President Eva Clayton says the return of the totem will set a tone for other Indigenous nations to begin efforts to repatriate their possessionstaken by governments, religious groups or museums.
One of the beautiful totem poles located throughout the park.
Players need to use the Rain Totem in Winters to trigger the Old Mariner’s appearance.
So, one totem will slow down enemies, making them easier to kill for the other towers or players, and we have different sorts.
Supposedly hard-up working-class people go all-out constructing Halloween shrines to the totem figures of decay and death, as in some depraved cargo cult competition aimed at hastening our country’s descent into chaos.
Sutro decorated by putting on display his collections of Egyptian mummies and Indian totem poles.
Tahar Rahim's role in Spider-Totem with similar powers to Spider-Man, though it's unclear if the Spider-Totems storyline itself will be adapted in the upcoming movie.
The City of Fort St. John’s Community One Stop Registration kicks off next month at the Totem Mall.
The Druid can equip either a Two-Handed Weapon or a Totem plus a One-Hande Weapon.
The Kaagwaantaan pole stands as part of the Kootéeyaa Deiyí, or Totem Pole Trail, in Juneau on April 26, 2023.
These were teachers who didn’t pamper or spoon-fed us but who constantly reminded us that our lives would only be what we worked hard to make them, that, with determination, every child can work their way up the educational totem pole.
Additionally, there will be other varieties of the Venom merchandise, such as the Totem Cup and the Popcorn Tin.
Common combinations with totem
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the totem 25×
- totem pole 25×
- totem poles 9×
- totem is 4×
- totem and 3×
- and totem 3×
- or totem 3×
- original totem 2×
- is totem 2×
- totem of 2×