mule

Example Sentences

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

Per the plan conceived by the Catalina Island Conservancy, professional hunters will shoot the island’s non-native mule deer on the ground over four to five years.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 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

After he inquired how I was, somebody asked him about the cow and mule that was killed yesterday.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns