monkey

Example Sentences

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Of course some of us wept and raged when he once again had to flee some bigger monkey that he had clearly annoyed, but while Punch was certainly cowed, he was never broken.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

On Friday, more than 100 visitors gathered around the monkey enclosure at the zoo, straining to take photos and shouting "hang in there!" as Punch tried to approach others in the troop.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

Rejected at birth by his mother, he was initially cared for by zookeepers before being reintroduced to the monkey enclosure.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

"It was a little monkey on our back and now we can both free up a little and hopefully get many more wins."

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

Every type of artillery had a nickname—toad, monkey, bee—as did every piece of equipment and every type of transportation, and sometimes the French slang terms were different entirely from the English ones.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse