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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All these stories start to sync up when Casey and Frank take Max with them, not knowing that Kid is in hot pursuit of their sibling with a donkey.
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Damon Wise, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2026
Fierce sunlight bleaching the stones of the old city, blinding the passengers as porters in white kaffiyehs and djellabas stack their portmanteaus on donkey carts.
—Literary Hub, 16 Feb. 2026
Its 19th-century fort, beaches, and donkey sanctuary are all worth a visit.
—Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 15 Feb. 2026
Or what jobs a group of renegade donkeys may choose.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
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Damon Wise, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2026
Fierce sunlight bleaching the stones of the old city, blinding the passengers as porters in white kaffiyehs and djellabas stack their portmanteaus on donkey carts.
—Literary Hub, 16 Feb. 2026
Its 19th-century fort, beaches, and donkey sanctuary are all worth a visit.
—Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 15 Feb. 2026
Or what jobs a group of renegade donkeys may choose.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
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 21 Feb. 2026.
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