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
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Related Articles The menu featured McCormack’s quirky illustrations of a barefoot, Wife of Bath-style character riding a donkey — and smoking a cigarette — and a menagerie of fish, fowl and other animals.
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Samantha Conti, WWD, 10 Oct. 2024
There, the family owns several chickens, numerous horses, multiple goats, and a donkey, according to The New York Times.
—Nicholas Rice, People.com, 9 Oct. 2024
Once again, some families moved south on foot, in donkey carts or crowded in vehicles that navigated piles of rubble.
—Samy Magdy and Bassem Mroue, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Oct. 2024
Without enough ambulances to carry them, body after body of the dead arrived in private cars or donkey carts.
—Ahmed Abu Artema, TIME, 12 Oct. 2024
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Samantha Conti, WWD, 10 Oct. 2024
There, the family owns several chickens, numerous horses, multiple goats, and a donkey, according to The New York Times.
—Nicholas Rice, People.com, 9 Oct. 2024
Once again, some families moved south on foot, in donkey carts or crowded in vehicles that navigated piles of rubble.
—Samy Magdy and Bassem Mroue, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Oct. 2024
Without enough ambulances to carry them, body after body of the dead arrived in private cars or donkey carts.
—Ahmed Abu Artema, TIME, 12 Oct. 2024
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“Donkey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/donkey. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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