porky

Example Sentences

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"It was hard and anybody in that position who says it wasn't, I think will be telling you porky pies."

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2025

Michael described himself as a "very awkward, slightly porky, very strange-looking bloke" who walked into his first day of school with a mop of curly hair and wearing "sodding great big window-frame glasses."

From Salon • Jul. 6, 2023

Instead, you get a harmonious porky bite with gamy undertones from the confit rabbit, beef tongue, duck wing meat and offal.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 27, 2023

A cast-iron pot of smoky Sea Island red peas with pork helped to ward off the persistent chill — and bring in the salty, porky flavors that often define Lowcountry cuisine.

From New York Times • Mar. 7, 2022

Dudley was crammed into an armchair, his porky hands beneath him, clamped firmly around his bottom.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling