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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This is traveling with long conversations and a donkey.
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Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 10 Sep. 2025
My donkey looked at me with those enormous eyes of his and didn’t say a word.
—Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
The oldest brother gets the mill, the middle a donkey, and the youngest a cat.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
Barker Sternberg and her husband, Andy Sternberg, have five donkeys and one horse at their Lone Jack farm.
—Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025
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Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 10 Sep. 2025
My donkey looked at me with those enormous eyes of his and didn’t say a word.
—Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
The oldest brother gets the mill, the middle a donkey, and the youngest a cat.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
Barker Sternberg and her husband, Andy Sternberg, have five donkeys and one horse at their Lone Jack farm.
—Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 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 11 Sep. 2025.
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