plural donkeys
1
: the domestic ass (Equus asinus)
2
: a stupid or obstinate person
Examples of donkey in a Sentence
we put our bags on the donkey and headed down the canyon
called him a donkey when he refused to go along with their plans
Recent Examples on the Web
Hydra, with its multitude of donkeys and absence of cars, offers a glimpse at what island life was like many years ago.
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Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 28 Jan. 2025
There was also Radhika, who taught Grant a Bollywood dance, and Alexe, who trekked up the driveway on foot with her llama Linda in tow (which Grant mistook for a donkey).
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2025
Now, the organization is providing fuel for thousands of Gazans’ cars and trucks, and financial assistance to help people hire trucks or donkey carts to return home.
—Ghada Abdulfattah, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Jan. 2025
Some families set off for home on foot, their belongings loaded on donkey carts.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Melanie Lidman and Sam Mednick The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 20 Jan. 2025
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Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 28 Jan. 2025
There was also Radhika, who taught Grant a Bollywood dance, and Alexe, who trekked up the driveway on foot with her llama Linda in tow (which Grant mistook for a donkey).
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2025
Now, the organization is providing fuel for thousands of Gazans’ cars and trucks, and financial assistance to help people hire trucks or donkey carts to return home.
—Ghada Abdulfattah, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Jan. 2025
Some families set off for home on foot, their belongings loaded on donkey carts.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Melanie Lidman and Sam Mednick The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Donkey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/donkey. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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