donkey

Example Sentences

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Riverside County is home to a large wild donkey population, and it’s not uncommon for the animals to be accidentally injured in car accidents or run-ins with fences.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

Apparently, the journey would have included a river raft and a donkey ride.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

The best he can muster against fellow contestant Yamil “Yam Yam” Arocho is to bray like a donkey in labor distress that Arocho is full of “big, thick, ‘Traitor’ doo-doo.”

From Salon • Jan. 15, 2026

Some had brought their meagre resources: a donkey, a few goats, a horse.

From Barron's • Nov. 10, 2025

It was a mix of dried sweat, various spices from the incident with the angry Viking, and Rostam’s donkey musk.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri