mule
Example Sentences
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Obviously, clambering up and down the dangerously steep pass, ferrying goods on horseback or by mule or — for a few wacky, experimental months in the mid-1850s, Army camels — wasn’t workable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
Bruce Young, 80, a descendant of homesteaders, sat on his porch overlooking Stoner Creek near the Territory 1889 site, and shook his head as a mule deer wandered past.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
Authorities are trying to trace "mule accounts" involved in the transactions, they say.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026
I thought, how do you incorporate the concept of that into a mule?
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026
“A horse, or a mule, in Belle’s case, has to be sure-footed, able to balance. Even swim, if needed. River crossings test many a man, too.”
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
