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
The ranch houses donkeys, horses, goats, pigs, chickens and elderly cats who would otherwise face euthanasia.
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Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
That’s as good as a donkey my friend Kimberly has named Cameron.
—David Sedaris, New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2025
Giving a donkey some bread will treat whooping cough.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 4 Dec. 2025
Baby Steps is that idea presented in baroque, quasi-blockbuster form (replete with talking donkeys).
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2025
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Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
That’s as good as a donkey my friend Kimberly has named Cameron.
—David Sedaris, New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2025
Giving a donkey some bread will treat whooping cough.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 4 Dec. 2025
Baby Steps is that idea presented in baroque, quasi-blockbuster form (replete with talking donkeys).
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 3 Dec. 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 13 Dec. 2025.
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