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

Arctic Monkeys later headlined Glastonbury for the first time in 2007 and went on to play the Pyramid Stage at the festival twice more, in 2013 and 2023.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

It looked like a wading pool for Sea Monkeys.

From "Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key" by Jack Gantos