donkey

Example Sentences

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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

But earlier this month, Bridgend council banned all animals from Porthcawl's Coney Beach, meaning the operator of donkey walks - a fixture in the town for 100 years - could no longer get a licence.

From BBC • May 16, 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

Our donkey, Nothing, wasn’t tied up or penned in because he wouldn’t move unless his tail was on fire.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff