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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Bougainvillea draped over walls and doorways, vehicles and donkey carts filled traffic, busy restaurants lined the river banks.
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Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 16 May 2025
Its mechanized forces, central to its strategies for victory, are bleeding out and now include museum-grade military trucks, civilian cars, vans, all-terrain vehicles and motorcycles ... and even donkeys.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
The gangs prepared for the attack by hiding weapons and ammunition in drums normally used to carry water and fuel and placing them on the backs of donkeys that walked through nearby hills undetected, the report said.
—DÁnica Coto The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 8 Apr. 2025
On their farm, the couple owns several dogs, a sheep, a goat, horses, and multiple donkeys alongside Betsy.
—Moná Thomas, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
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Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 16 May 2025
Its mechanized forces, central to its strategies for victory, are bleeding out and now include museum-grade military trucks, civilian cars, vans, all-terrain vehicles and motorcycles ... and even donkeys.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
The gangs prepared for the attack by hiding weapons and ammunition in drums normally used to carry water and fuel and placing them on the backs of donkeys that walked through nearby hills undetected, the report said.
—DÁnica Coto The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 8 Apr. 2025
On their farm, the couple owns several dogs, a sheep, a goat, horses, and multiple donkeys alongside Betsy.
—Moná Thomas, People.com, 13 Mar. 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 28 May. 2025.
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