pig

Example Sentences

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It means Scottish pig farmers are losing up to £1,000 per sow place, according to NFU Scotland.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026

Her pig roast is also part salmon bake and part old-school cookout, a beautiful gathering of nations grooving to an eclectic vibe I’ve tried to replicate here.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

"I wouldn't want to be the first guinea pig," as "it's not so easy to have everything just smooth" like Apple has managed to do with its laptops.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

In 1878, confronting the lowest prices for pig iron since colonial times, American ironmasters wondered if the smokestacks on their idled blast furnaces might serve a higher use as astronomical observatories.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

“What is detestable in a pig is more detestable in a boy.”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens