donkey

Example Sentences

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The ticket buying process has been like a game of pin the tail on the donkey, one where you do not know how much it costs to play.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

It took 20 days to reach Obeid, mostly by foot but also by hitching rides on the occasional donkey cart or livestock truck.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

During the hottest hours, many retreat to makeshift huts -- frames of sticks draped with coarse homespun cloth, plastered with wild donkey dung.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

A zoo frantically looked for an escaped zebra but discovered the animal on the loose was actually a repainted donkey.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

All Samir owned was a pack mule, a pile of mottled wool, a few coins, the near-dead donkey Rostam, and now me—a pet monkey.

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