plural donkeys
1
: the domestic ass (Equus asinus)
2
: a stupid or obstinate person
Examples of donkey in a Sentence
we put our bags on the donkey and headed down the canyon
called him a donkey when he refused to go along with their plans
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Already, the area in front of the school was snarled with donkey carts loaded with people’s belongings, cooking gas cylinders, jugs of drinking water, mattresses and tarps.
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Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
But the Russians aren’t merely experimenting with donkeys for the kinds of rough terrain that actually lends itself to pack animals.
—David Axe, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
Dog barks, truck goes past, donkey brays from out in yard, presumably tied to tree.
—George Saunders, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2025
Though the donkeys mostly managed to hit their marks, there was still plenty of chaos during the version taped that Saturday night — including Meadows being thrown from his donkey a minute into the faux talk show.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 11 Feb. 2025
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Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
But the Russians aren’t merely experimenting with donkeys for the kinds of rough terrain that actually lends itself to pack animals.
—David Axe, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
Dog barks, truck goes past, donkey brays from out in yard, presumably tied to tree.
—George Saunders, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2025
Though the donkeys mostly managed to hit their marks, there was still plenty of chaos during the version taped that Saturday night — including Meadows being thrown from his donkey a minute into the faux talk show.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 11 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for donkey
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“Donkey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/donkey. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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