donkey

Example Sentences

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It took 20 days to reach Obeid, mostly by foot but also by hitching rides on the occasional donkey cart or livestock truck.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

Once upon a time, the answer would have included a ride on the back of a donkey.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

During the hottest hours, many retreat to makeshift huts -- frames of sticks draped with coarse homespun cloth, plastered with wild donkey dung.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

A zoo frantically looked for an escaped zebra but discovered the animal on the loose was actually a repainted donkey.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

As if to accentuate their cackles, the donkey let out two lungs full of vociferous braying.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall