jennet

Examples of jennet in a Sentence

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Recent Examples on the Web Because donkeys breed slowly—a jennet typically produces a foal only every other year—the drain is rapidly depleting Africa’s herd. Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 21 Apr. 2024
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Noun
  • Here are the most common turkey sounds that gobblers, hens, jakes, and jennies make.
    Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 2 May 2024
  • Loughlin, who has posted consistent results all summer racing a 10-year-old jenny named Mary Margaret, was fortunate to have Hal Walter, a seven-time pack burro racing world champion, take her under his wing and share plenty of the tricks of the trade through the years.
    Brian Metzler, Outside Online, 16 Aug. 2022
Noun
  • Related Articles The menu featured McCormack’s quirky illustrations of a barefoot, Wife of Bath-style character riding a donkey — and smoking a cigarette — and a menagerie of fish, fowl and other animals.
    Samantha Conti, WWD, 10 Oct. 2024
  • There, the family owns several chickens, numerous horses, multiple goats, and a donkey, according to The New York Times.
    Nicholas Rice, People.com, 9 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • After decades of neglect, the BLM is starting to address overpopulations of wild horses and burros on its Western rangelands.
    Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 19 Sep. 2024
  • Your second best bet is to stay put and get yourself a burro.
    Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • For most people, at most companies, that means, at minimum, trying not to make an ass of yourself in public.
    Allison Morrow, CNN, 23 Oct. 2024
  • But many successful activists are unpleasant human beings—frequently, in fact, royal pains in the ass.
    Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2024

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“Jennet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jennet. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.

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