bray

Example Sentences

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But in 2020, a braying satire of failure would be crass and too close to the reality we’re intent on tuning out; besides, we wanted the comfort of the familiar.

From Salon

“You’d best leave this mule alone, Flora,” I scolded, raising my voice to be heard over Lucky Pete’s piteous braying and hiccupping.

From Literature

And who is calling their agent, doing a different sort of braying?

From Los Angeles Times

As if to punctuate his asinine decision, Marin makes a braying donkey noise.

From Los Angeles Times

As they squawked and brayed, a narrator said: “This year, they march in protest. They are peaceful. They are flightless. But they are certainly not voiceless.”

From Los Angeles Times