Editorial »

How to use the word Donkey in a Sentence?

Sample usage from literary quotes and the newswire.

Filter by category:

11 results found

I know that Charlie Crist is itching to talk about 2024 and Joe Biden, but I just want to make things very, very clear : The only worn-out old donkey I ’m looking to put out to pasture is Charlie Crist.

Ron DeSantis

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

If old age was the same as wisdom, any old donkey would be a celebrated Justice.

Proverb

added by anonymous
4 years ago

The zonkey combines the sturdy body of its donkey sire and the striped legs of its zebra mother, which makes for a striking creature, while it should otherwise lead a normal life, zonkeys are mules, meaning that it will be unable to successfully breed once it reaches maturity.

Sheldrick Wildlife Trust

Found on CNN
4 years ago

I never thought it would be as controversial as it turned out, although I remember saying when we were writing it that some religious nut case may take potshots at us, at the time, religion seemed to be on the back burner and it felt like kicking a dead donkey. It has come back with a vengeance and we'd think twice about making it now.

Terry Jones

Found on CNN
4 years ago

In the end, what 20,000 fans inside London's O2 Arena witnessed was me giving 100 percent effort but performing way below world level, for my fans, it must have been like going to support their favorite thoroughbred racehorse at the Grand National, only to see their stallion stumble out the gates like a sedated mule at the Donkey Derby.

Londoner Haye

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

All it's gon na do is it's going to touch people, it's going to reach people, it's going to change lives one soul at a time, i really believe that if Jesus was physically on the earth today, he wouldn't be riding a donkey.

Jesse Duplantis

Found on CNN
5 years ago

I really believe that if Jesus was physically on the earth today, he wouldn’t be riding a donkey.

Jesse Duplantis

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

A doctor is a book-loaded donkey.

Portuguese Proverb

added by anonymous
6 years ago

The donkey is worth a lot, without these animals, we would be worthless.

Hilario Elizalde

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

It’s like going back in time 300 years, they’re still riding around in donkey carts.

Lon Beale

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

I am calling on and begging the Greek people and wise political parties of the country: now that we have eaten the donkey and almost all its tail and we only have a small part - a difficult bit at the end - to offer their help so that we won't get into a new adventure.

Evangelos Venizelos

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Discuss these sample sentences with the community:

0 Comments

    Are we missing a good definition for Donkey? Don't keep it to yourself...

    Word of the Day

    Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?

    Please enter your email address:



    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Chrome

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Firefox

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Browse Definitions.net

    Quiz

    Are you a words master?

    »
    not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy; impenetrable to sight
    A opaque
    B obnoxious
    C busy
    D nasty