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

While the Roadster rode rough, the Straubel mule, with Mercedes’s finely tuned suspension and Tesla’s all but silent battery-powered motor, flew like a magic carpet ride.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

The company said the shoes—a chunky mule and sneaker, respectively—have bright orange foam nodes on their soles that sharpen the wearer’s senses, potentially increasing focus.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

There may be one solution everyone can get behind — something that could offer a lifeline to mule deer without the need to knock out lions.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025

“That isn’t no d-donkey, white boy. This here is Man o’ War, the f-f-fastest mule in Ravenel County.”

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy