piggy

Example Sentences

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These grants are often wasteful on their own, but they also make it easier for fraudsters to get their hands into the piggy bank.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

They include a teenage boy with a piggy bank full of videogame winnings, a young woman in need of a heart transplant, a cash-poor film producer and a mute priest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

The county piggy bank is not being raided, although public bonds still represent a subsidy and the assumption of some public risk.

From Slate • Nov. 24, 2025

UK retailers are being "raided like a piggy bank", the boss of Marks & Spencer has said, as the sector faces rising taxes.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2025

“For the seeking of a piggy, there are many great lords in the forest, riding with frightening shouts. They would not be cruel to starving Gurgi—oh, no—they would feed him...”

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander