mule

Example Sentences

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Leading a mule train into the tunnels, Ondro faces a calamity that enters the history books.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

He has been promoted to the job of leading the mule that pulls the coal cars.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

Thomas Jefferson, who owned a mule named “Dr. Slop,” mimicked Sterne’s style in friendly correspondence, and was among the many readers who liked to deploy the descriptor “Shandean.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

Several times I led mule strings to Soda Flat, a private outpost in Sequoia National Forest.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2025

Soon the mule was pulling the wagon down River Street toward the bridge, keeping close to the parked cars on the right so the regular traffic had room to pass.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy