Example Sentences

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There’s a charity called Monkeys Without Borders, led by a woman who has “changed her name to Xotica Lemur, even though lemurs are not monkeys.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Sony already owns nonfiction production companies, including Sharp Entertainment, Embassy Row, Brass Monkeys Media and 19 Entertainment, the powerhouse behind “American Idol.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Monkeys that soaked in the warm water had different patterns of lice on their bodies and differences in certain gut bacteria.

From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026

The first single, released on Thursday, is a new track by Arctic Monkeys called Opening Night.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026

Monkeys gathered in the high, bare branches at sunset, whimpering to one another as they searched the sky.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver