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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Serving as a mascot for the museum, the donkeys have a distinct gray coat with a black cross on their backs and a calm and friendly temperament.
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Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Burros are a smaller, wild version of a donkey, and can be found in Nevada on a territory tens of thousands of acres wide, according to the United States Department of Agriculture.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Nast created several other political symbols including the Republican Party’s elephant, Tammany Hall’s tiger, one of the most popular images of Santa Claus and popularized the Democratic Party’s donkey.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
An exit sign with a white donkey painted on it within the Cosmopolitan's Block 16 Urban Food Hall.
—Tim McGovern, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
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Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Burros are a smaller, wild version of a donkey, and can be found in Nevada on a territory tens of thousands of acres wide, according to the United States Department of Agriculture.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Nast created several other political symbols including the Republican Party’s elephant, Tammany Hall’s tiger, one of the most popular images of Santa Claus and popularized the Democratic Party’s donkey.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
An exit sign with a white donkey painted on it within the Cosmopolitan's Block 16 Urban Food Hall.
—Tim McGovern, PEOPLE, 11 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 18 Sep. 2025.
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