bray

Example Sentences

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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

What he actually wrote was “dogs bark it, asses and mules bray it, and bilious bipeds whistle it.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2024

Conductor in rehearsal: “Violins, you’re scratchy and flat! Trombones — don’t bray like mating zebras! Kettledrums, what extraordinarily horrendous noise! Xylophone: unbelievably grotesque — just quit! Otherwise — perfect.”

From Washington Post • Nov. 23, 2022

Every time I hear her bray, I can’t help but laugh.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 15, 2022

Happy hour was a good place to bray, to regenerate courage, and to be infected with the enthusiasm of other men who lived to fly.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy