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
Recent Examples on the Web
Brighty was a real donkey who helped some of the Grand Canyon North Rim's first settlers establish camp by carrying water through rugged terrain, said Crockett, an author and Grand Canyon historian.
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Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 27 July 2025
Four years later, also in Harper’s Weekly, Nast drew a donkey clothed in lion’s skin, scaring away all the animals at the zoo.
—Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2025
The sights included fenced peacocks, pheasants, geese (some bite, they were cautioned), chickens, and, in a massive stable made of local stone, miniature Sicilian donkeys and Friesian horses.
—Bob Morris, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
The donkey’s story was immortalized in the 1966 film Brighty of the Grand Canyon.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 July 2025
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Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 27 July 2025
Four years later, also in Harper’s Weekly, Nast drew a donkey clothed in lion’s skin, scaring away all the animals at the zoo.
—Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2025
The sights included fenced peacocks, pheasants, geese (some bite, they were cautioned), chickens, and, in a massive stable made of local stone, miniature Sicilian donkeys and Friesian horses.
—Bob Morris, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
The donkey’s story was immortalized in the 1966 film Brighty of the Grand Canyon.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 July 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 4 Aug. 2025.
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