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

Yet the star of the dish turned out to be its condiment, a sticky, salty and porky soppressata jam.

From New York Times • Nov. 16, 2021

That’s probably why I’ve been getting kind of porky.

From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez