monkey

Example Sentences

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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

Punch is, as millions of his fans know, a 7-month-old macaque monkey living at Ichikawa City Zoo, outside Tokyo.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

On Friday, more than 100 visitors gathered around the monkey enclosure at the zoo, straining to take photos and shouting "hang in there!" as Punch tried to approach others in the troop.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

"One day we were sat by the poolside and the monkey came down, went in our bag, took our Pringles and sat on our sunbed and ate them," he said.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

Another monkey dropped down out of nowhere and lit on the ground not over ten feet from me.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls