mule

Example Sentences

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Leading a mule train into the tunnels, Ondro faces a calamity that enters the history books.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Thomas Jefferson, who owned a mule named “Dr. Slop,” mimicked Sterne’s style in friendly correspondence, and was among the many readers who liked to deploy the descriptor “Shandean.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

Several times I led mule strings to Soda Flat, a private outpost in Sequoia National Forest.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2025

The company said the shoes—a chunky mule and sneaker, respectively—have bright orange foam nodes on their soles that sharpen the wearer’s senses, potentially increasing focus.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

And that will set Tūtū off on how Dad is a stubborn mule.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila