porky

Example Sentences

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Another night, we had tacos with three different oven-roasted salsas: tomato; a smoky, porky black bean and corn; and peach, jammy and just a little charred.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026

"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

It screams with fiery spices and sweet and salty seasonings to ensure you augment each porky bite with spoonfuls of rice.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 12, 2023

The man facing me was small, but porky.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan