burro

Example Sentences

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I had meant the burro line as a joke, but now I’m thinking it’s not such a bad idea.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 1, 2024

She continued along the dirt road, lined by cactus and brush, passed occasionally by motorbikes and battered Volkswagen Beetles, the water carried on Pancho’s sides sloshing as the burro trudged home.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2024

The time is ripe, they say, to severely reduce the burro population with a roundup that is certain to be controversial.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2023

Meléndez’s illustrations of a seven-pointed star and a burro piñata are among a select group of 31 stamp issues this year.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 31, 2023

He hobbled the mule and tied a long rope to the burro and let them graze on the thin, bluish green leaves of salt bushes growing at the entrance to the canyon.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko