donkey
Example Sentences
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Students treat institutional rituals as a farce and openly mock their principal - calling him Yamdoot after the Hindu god of death - a blustering figure who addresses them as "My dear donkey".
From BBC
Cheers would erupt when a young donkey reached the conclusion that “I kinda think the system is rigged against everyone.”
From Los Angeles Times
Behind him stood a faux Caribbean village—painted huts, dancers in island dress, even a live donkey.
“Oh! I wish I could travel with you! Will you ride your donkey?”
From Literature
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It’s safe to say it didn’t get off the ground, although Fairyland today does house donkeys, goats, chickens and bearded dragons, among other animals, for children to meet.
From Los Angeles Times
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