piglet

Example Sentences

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Once famous for a greasy pole-climbing competition that would grant the winner a piglet, past games have included horse racing, hare coursing and shooting.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Today, that piglet is Tucker—a 200-pound porker who has outgrown the family bathroom, shredded a couch and required the installation of heavy-duty horse panels to keep him from escaping the yard of his Arizona home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

Mummy and Daddy Pig will introduce the idea of the pending piglet in the Season 10 episode airing March 31.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2025

The phrase “Balls to the Walz” was everywhere, as were pictures of the Minnesota governor nestling a piglet in his arms with a beaming smile.

From Slate • Aug. 8, 2024

Now it was at large in the forests, living off squirrels, mice, and an occasional duck or piglet.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston