poles
- present tense form of pole (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Brown tree snakes have driven many of Guam's native forest birds to local extinction, and they cause hundreds of power outages each year by climbing utility poles and electrical equipment.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026
He had to grip onto street poles just to keep himself up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
A portion of those particles are channeled to Earth’s magnetic poles, and when the solar wind is particularly active, they become visible as the aurora borealis and aurora australis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Volunteers and relatives of the victims rest under blankets tied to four poles driven into the rubble, which reeks of death.
From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026
Lining the walls, there are platforms made with poles, reed mats, and skins.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
