monkey

Example Sentences

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The Halos have gone to halo, the Big A is now the Big L and, somewhere, a rally monkey weeps.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

Two US nationals have been arrested after one jumped into the enclosure of an internet-famous monkey at a Japanese zoo while the other filmed the stunt, police have said.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

If you give one monkey a cucumber slice and you give another monkey a grape, the first monkey will throw the cucumber back at you—probably because you violated its sense of fairness.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

The mischievous thieving monkey Ukiki is once again trying to make off with the belongings of a passerby when he is stopped by another traveler: Princess Daisy.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

I closed my eyes and gritted my teeth as I reached back under the bank and got hold of a monkey.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls