mules
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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“Many of them have been stretched into new silhouettes of the Samba, for example, into both ballerinas, into mules, into Mary Janes.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
The government in Havana has very little access to remittances, because they usually arrive via private travelers known as money "mules," he told AFP.
From Barron's ● Feb. 22, 2026
From there, smaller vehicles navigate over rough terrain before porters and mules haul baskets on the final stretch, up to 20,000 feet above sea level.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 25, 2025
“These horses obviously, or mules in this case, are no match for it.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2025
Space enough for more mules, maybe a cow, and a horse.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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