monkey

Example Sentences

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"He was your very normal, cheeky little monkey," she said.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

The zoo added that it was considering a full ban on filming around the monkey enclosure and was putting requests to film from YouTubers temporarily on hold.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

The mischievous thieving monkey Ukiki is once again trying to make off with the belongings of a passerby when he is stopped by another traveler: Princess Daisy.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Random observations on the silliness of all the action—“That monkey just used his cuteness for crime!”—are about as close as we get to humor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

The big monkey must have been telling the little monkeys that everything looked all right to him because here they came.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls