utility pole
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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She said she was told she’d have to pay to relocate a utility pole.
From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026
Residents lost electricity for a few hours before the Department of Water and Power repaired the utility pole Sunday.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2025
After a utility pole fell and ignited a wildfire, Frank King and his family raced to escape as electrical transformers exploded around their homes near Oregon’s coast.
From New York Times • Mar. 22, 2024
A photo supplied by the agency showed the van crushed up against a utility pole.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 30, 2023
Officer Delinko was mulling his situation, watching the rain stream down, when a lightning bolt zapped a utility pole at the end of the street.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
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