monkey

Example Sentences

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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

Researchers say they have achieved a "world first" by successfully mapping the DNA of a monkey in Staffordshire.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Becerra pointed to his experiences leading the sprawling federal health agency in the Biden administration, including dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, the wildfires that devastated Maui, Hawaii, avian flu and monkey pox.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Random observations on the silliness of all the action—“That monkey just used his cuteness for crime!”—are about as close as we get to humor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

The little monkey seemed to understand what the big monkey was saying.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls