How to Use utility pole in a Sentence
utility pole
noun-
The cars went off the right side of the roadway and both struck a utility pole.
— Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 24 May 2023 -
The motorcycle came to a rest off the side of the road after striking the utility pole.
— Adam Sennott, BostonGlobe.com, 24 June 2023 -
Around the block, the tornado snapped a utility pole in half right outside Judy Bernier’s home.
— Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2023 -
The Chevy struck the GMC on the driver side and pushed the vehicle into a metal utility pole.
— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 15 June 2024 -
The Bronco hit the utility pole shortly thereafter and rolled over at the light-rail station.
— The Oregonian/oregonlive Public Safety Team, oregonlive, 6 July 2023 -
Noa lives in the blissful world of the Eagle Clan of chimps, who have made their home in overgrown utility pole towers.
— Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 13 May 2024 -
These usually look like a box bolted to a wall or a utility pole with a cable about the size of a garden hose.
— Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 15 June 2023 -
Mitchell crashed into a utility pole on Prospect Street, just outside the parking lot.
— Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Aug. 2023 -
That's when a nearby utility pole fell on Robinson, who was walking south on S.C. 113.
— Brian Brant, Peoplemag, 30 Aug. 2023 -
The car darted over a median and crashed into a utility pole.
— Bernice Yeung, The New Yorker, 26 July 2023 -
The motorcycle traveled off the right side of the road, struck a road sign and continued into a utility pole.
— Maria Morales, Baltimore Sun, 8 June 2023 -
The driver lost control after hitting the strips and crashed into a utility pole.
— Andrea Klick, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2024 -
The drive yields expansive views of the surrounding mountains and, on a recent visit, the sight of an eagle perched atop a wooden utility pole.
— Robert Lewis, AZCentral.com, 1 Mar. 2023 -
Two men were found shot dead Wednesday night in a car that had been crashed into a utility pole in Southwest Miami-Dade, police said.
— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 6 June 2024 -
The vehicle struck a utility pole and a tree before bursting into flames, Burkett said in a news release.
— Sarah Swetlik | Sswetlik@al.com, al, 26 Mar. 2023 -
Officers patrolling the neighborhood heard the gunfire around 2:30 a.m. and found a car crashed into a utility pole.
— Austindedios, oregonlive, 29 July 2023 -
While attempting to find the car, officers reported seeing a flash in the sky, which was believed to be a transformer from a utility pole.
— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 10 Feb. 2024 -
Officers found a car had struck a utility pole and medics brought the 38-year-old driver and his 35-year-old male passenger to a local hospital.
— Dana Munro, Baltimore Sun, 15 June 2024 -
Nairobi, a black male cat, found its way to the top of a utility pole in the Riverwest neighborhood, leading to nearby residents rallying to get it some help.
— Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2024 -
Nairobi, a black male cat, found its way to the top of a utility pole in the Riverwest neighborhood, leading to nearby residents rallying to get it some help.
— Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2024 -
Court records state Mitchell crashed into a utility pole just outside the jail’s campus and was quickly taken into custody.
— Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Aug. 2023 -
The mud and debris damaged at least one home and one utility pole, but no one was injured, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
— Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2023 -
No injuries were reported in their cases, although one car struck a utility pole.
— Isabelle Butera, USA TODAY, 25 June 2023 -
Its green-and-white building appeared to be vandalized, with furniture strewn on the ground and an electrical utility pole tossed sideways on one of the buildings.
— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 8 July 2024 -
The pursuit ended when the vehicle hit the utility pole, downing power lines and damaging a transformer.
— James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2024 -
One person is dead and two others are injured after a car crashed into a utility pole in Avondale early Friday.
— Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 7 June 2024 -
When hung on a utility pole, fiber optic cables can be used as a sensor to detect changes in temperature, vibrations, and very loud noises.
— Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 30 Nov. 2023 -
State police said the Toyota hit a wooden fence and continued traveling north before striking a utility pole on the northbound shoulder.
— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 13 July 2024 -
Sometimes, a bird will sit on a utility pole while simultaneously touching a wire.
— Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 8 June 2023 -
Police were still investigating but said early evidence shows that three people were in a car driving northbound when the car drove off the road and hit the utility pole, according to police.
— Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 21 Jan. 2024
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