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How to use donkey in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun

Donkey means a domestic animal, Equus asinus asinus, similar to a horse. Example: “In that era, most of the equipment in this mine was run by donkey power.”

Examples of donkey by meaning

nounA sailor's storage chest.

  • The chest may be found among those who stick to the sailing vessels, but for the steamer, the donkey died its natural death when the Suez Canal—responsible for many changes at sea—became an accomplished fact.1903, W. H. Hood, The Blight of Insubordination, page 80

More sentences with donkey

  • In that era, most of the equipment in this mine was run by donkey power.From the entry donkey power
  • Whenever I walked by, that donkey brayed at me.From the entry bray
  • If you feel tired of walking, just think of the poor donkey who has carried the brunt of our load.From the entry brunt
  • Why does everyone else get the interesting work while I have to do all the donkey work, and even the company's dirty work?From the entry donkey work
  • The Yugo car was famous for how anemic its engine was, but its output sounded more impressive when reported in donkey power.From the entry donkey power
  • Ignore the "fitfluencers" doing donkey kicks while jumping with 50kg dumbbells.2022 July 27, Bernadine Jones, “Why women and weights are a healthy fit”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News…. From the entry fitfluencer
  • I pulled at the jumpsuit's rags, stuck to my skin like tails mispinned on a donkey.2015, Dale Peck, The Garden of Lost and Found. From the entry mispin
  • You with a cat's eye and baboon's hair, you white-assed sea donkey from across seven rivers!2015, James De Lorenzi, Guardians of the Tradition, page 88. From the entry sea donkey
  • Freize rode a strong cob and led a donkey laden with their belongings.2012, Philippa Gregory, Changeling, Simon Pulse,, →ISBN, page 36. From the entry cob
  • This probably includes: talking donkeys, gods, flying dragons, garden fairies, vampires, sparklepires, ghosts, and Harry Potter.2012 April 2, Kermit [username], “Re: I am now a Creationist”, in talk.origins (Usenet). From the entry sparklepire
  • Every time I went there all I looked for were strippers, street tacos, and the donkey show.2012, Adam Carolla, Not Taco Bell Material. From the entry street taco
  • All right, next one to get donkey punched in the back of the head is second driver.2011, Michael Oellig, Adventures in a Midwest Purgatory, Xlibris, Corp., →ISBN, page 107. From the entry donkey punched
  • The miller or his donkey pulled at the so-called tailpole and turned the mill into the wind.2011, Robert Gasch, Jochen Twele, Wind Power Plants: Fundamentals, Design, Construction and Operation, Springer Science & Business Media…. From the entry tailpole
  • Jacques, that's our gardener, says nobody has ever seen a dead donkey.2010, Allan Massie, A Question of Loyalties. From the entry dead donkey
  • I must have popped too many; the Iowa donkeys are starting to bray in my ears.2010, Loren Berengere, Satirical Denouncements of the Wicked Americans and We Anti-Matriarchalists, page 98. From the entry pompatus
  • Anyhow, so I goes into the bar and there′s the donkey having a beer with a tourist.2009, Bill Marsh, Great Australian Stories: Outback Towns and Pubs, published 2011, unnumbered page. From the entry stubby
  • Vinge said, it’s possible that artificial post-humans would use us the way we’ve used oxen and donkeys.2008 August 26, John Tierney, quoting Vernor Vinge, “Technology That Outthinks Us: A Partner or a Master?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry posthuman
  • I think in the realm of dolls he would have been satisfied with just donkey punching her.2008, Jake Kalish, Santa Vs. Satan: The Official Compendium of Imaginary Fights, Three Rivers Press, →ISBN, page 71. From the entry donkey punching
  • Once people learn the true facts they will no longer want to be "blindfolded donkeys."2006 October 6, Fang Hong, “The CCP Policy of Treating People Like "Blindfolded Donkeys" No Longer Works”, in Minghui. From the entry blindfolded
  • With local government encouragement, peasants with donkey carts began hauling away oil in buckets.2005 November 1, Peter S. Goodman, “Oil Investors Tapped Out Of Wells”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original…. From the entry Akesu
  • The milklady was making her rounds, with big cans of goat’s milk loaded on her patient donkey.2005, Joanne S. Pearce, “Mykonos and Delos, Whitewashed Sugar Cubes”, in Greece: Journey to Joy […], Seattle, Wash.: Classic Day…. From the entry milklady
  • Matiu had 44 years to go as sea donkey for the quarantine station and its islanders.2001, David McGill, Island of Secrets: Matiu/Somes Island in Wellington Harbour, page 131. From the entry sea donkey
  • Jesus treats his disciples as yokefellows rather than as camels and donkeys to be loaded down (23:4).1999, David E Garland, Reading Matthew: A Literary and Theological Commentary on the First Gospel. From the entry yokefellow
  • You get there atop a small but footsure donkey led by energetic and equally footsure youngsters.1994, George McDonald, Marylyn Springer, Frommer's Comprehensive Travel Guide, Cruises, 1995-1996, page 48. From the entry footsure
  • Others show women being mounted by donkeys and other animals, in what looks like a prison.1993, Iain Banks, Complicity. From the entry buggering
  • 'Course, once he's had a few, the old man'll gab the hind leg off a donkey.1983, Jaan Kross, The Rock from the Sky,, page 118. From the entry have a few
  • Privilege is a smokescreen, the carrot on the stick to the donkey.1981 December 5, David L. Cawley, “Those Were The Days”, in Gay Community News, volume 9, number 20, page 14. From the entry gameplaying
  • MESSRS DIXON AND ATKINSON state that broken neutrals are seen as often as a dead donkey.1969, Electrical Times, volume 156, page 12. From the entry dead donkey
  • Some drew donkeys on which were thrown and bumped their wounded, sackwise.1968, Ernest Raymond, The story of my days: an autobiography 1888-1922. From the entry sackwise
  • I am tired of these duck-footed Leydeners, who daren't wink at a donkey lest he should bray.1901, H. Rider Haggard, chapter 5, in Lysbeth: A Tale of the Dutch. From the entry duck-footed
  • Balaam rose in the morning and saddled his donkey.2017 December 19, LaMar Smith, Poetic Scripture: Genesis to Ruth Stories of the Bible in Poetic Form, WestBow Press, →ISBN, →OCLC. From the entry Balaam
  • They also enjoyed that quintessential Victwardian (to coin a phrase) holiday treat: riding donkeys over the sands of Tynemouth.2014 June, William Gaul, “The Atkinsons At Home”, in Joburg Heritage Journal, volume 1, archived from the original on 18 Aug 2013. From the entry Victwardian
  • “I got knocked off my donkey,” he says.2010 February 14, Vernon Jones, quotee, The Atlanta Journal and Constitution. From the entry road to Damascus
  • Then the universe decided to donkey punch Amy because I told her that I was into chicks on the same day.2009 June 1, Zoe Trope, “Hummingbird”, in Kevin Sampsell, editor, Portland Noir, Brooklyn: Akashic Books, →ISBN, →OL, page 218. From the entry donkey punch
  • When they inevitably engage in a drunken orgy, one of the guys donkey punches the girl he's porking, killing her.2009 April 25, Kishin, “Donkey Punch”, in alt.horror (Usenet). From the entry donkey punches
  • A pace of donkeys fans out in different directions.2006 November 9, “Drop the dead donkeys”, in The Economist. From the entry pace
  • Are you afraid I might get donkey- punched, Uncle Eddy?2006, Edwin John Wintle, Breakfast with Tiffany: a memoir, Thorndike Press, →ISBN, page 139. From the entry donkey punched
  • The omie was a veritable donkey beneath the waistband, darlings.2004, Pip Granger, Trouble In Paradise. From the entry naff
  • Without it, you may as well be playing pin the tail on the donkey with your marketing efforts.2001, David F. D'Alessandro, Brand Warfare: 10 Rules for Building the Killer Brand, McGraw-Hill Professional, →ISBN, page 35. From the entry pin the tail on the donkey

Meaning of donkey

  1. noun A domestic animal, Equus asinus asinus, similar to a horse.
  2. noun A stubborn person.
  3. noun A fool.

Full definition of donkey

Questions about donkey in a sentence

How do you use donkey in a sentence?
Donkey is used as a noun. For example: “In that era, most of the equipment in this mine was run by donkey power.”
What is a short sentence with donkey?
““I got knocked off my donkey,” he says.”
What does donkey mean?
Donkey means a domestic animal, Equus asinus asinus, similar to a horse.

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