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

"I thought: 'Uh-oh. David’s told me a porky pie here,'" Underwood says.

From BBC • Sep. 21, 2024

Austin recalled, “He was telling a porky pie,” and laughed, using Cockney rhyming slang for a lie.

From New York Times • Jun. 21, 2022

Its salty, porky umami is a soulmate to juicy tomatoes, watery lettuce, squishy bread, and so much mayonnaise.

From Salon • Aug. 28, 2021

Uncle Vernon clapped Dudley on his porky shoulder.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling