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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Alongside the ranch's donkeys, pigs, and dogs, New Translations reinvented their artistic process.
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Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
The Republican elephant and the Democratic donkey are the heraldic animals of the U.S.'s two major parties.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
On Sunday, Palestinians in Gaza City were yet again forced to load their children and essentials onto donkey carts before the military’s attacks, the AP reported.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 30 June 2025
With us in the living room were two Frenchmen whom Hugh and I know from Normandy: Olivier, who owns a donkey and had been teaching himself English with Duolingo, and David, who also has a donkey but spoke no English whatsoever.
—David Sedaris, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
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Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
The Republican elephant and the Democratic donkey are the heraldic animals of the U.S.'s two major parties.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
On Sunday, Palestinians in Gaza City were yet again forced to load their children and essentials onto donkey carts before the military’s attacks, the AP reported.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 30 June 2025
With us in the living room were two Frenchmen whom Hugh and I know from Normandy: Olivier, who owns a donkey and had been teaching himself English with Duolingo, and David, who also has a donkey but spoke no English whatsoever.
—David Sedaris, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
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“Donkey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/donkey. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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