burro

Example Sentences

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The image of the burro as a miner’s faithful beast of burden contrasts starkly with ecological reality, experts say.

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

However, they did say the killings were not part of ongoing federal efforts to reduce burro populations that have come to dominate the park’s badlands.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 15, 2023

They’d been canceled at the last minute, she told me: The beer burro was the live-animal entertainment replacement.

From Slate • May 30, 2023

The pony set his feet like a burro when he felt the strain.

From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck