How to Use hog in a Sentence

hog

1 of 2 noun
  • The new software is a real memory hog.
  • Don't be such a hog! Other people have to eat too!
  • The truck was full of hogs, Lennie said.
    — Kyle Werner, Des Moines Register, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Blue ribbon hogs aren’t raised in a week.
    — Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 16 Aug. 2025
  • To work them to death no more a sin than to butcher a hog.
    — Greg Grandin september 23, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Okay, so maybe wild hogs aren’t on every big game hunter’s bucket list.
    — M.d. Johnson, Outdoor Life, 20 Aug. 2025
  • All of these are nocturnal except for the ground hogs.
    — Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The young fruit bodies resemble pigs, and hogs are in fact fond of them.
    — Bill Heavey, Field & Stream, 11 May 2023
  • Most hog producers haven't made changes to comply with the law.
    — Scott McFetridge, ajc, 12 Dec. 2021
  • Most hog producers haven’t made changes to comply with the law.
    — NBC News, 13 Dec. 2021
  • If the disease makes its way into hog farms, pigs raised for meat will have to be culled as well.
    — Stefano Pitrelli, Washington Post, 17 July 2022
  • Two fish and one, two, three, four, FIVE hogs?
    — Charlotte Observer, 17 Dec. 2025
  • Sarandos moved on to the splayed hog; the entourage followed.
    — Sheila Yasmin Marikar, The New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Still, there’re plenty of hogs and plenty of ground to explore.
    — M.d. Johnson, Outdoor Life, 20 Aug. 2025
  • The price of soybean meal to hog and poultry growers will rise even if crops are fine here.
    — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2026
  • As such, Laniakea is free of bulky beams and braces that hog space and spoil views.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 Dec. 2023
  • One dog remained at the girl’s side while the other chased the hog away, her father said.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Aug. 2025
  • One of the jobs he was allowed to perform was taking care of hogs in the prison’s hog barns.
    — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 23 Aug. 2023
  • The plan was to break ground on a hog farm with Darryl’s family.
    — Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 20 July 2022
  • Several men helped move the hog from the trailer to a large, mobile tub.
    — New York Times, 7 Mar. 2022
  • Three barns were destroyed in the fire, and about 6,000 hogs and pigs were killed.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Those big boars are almost always called hogs, and with some reverence to boot.
    — Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 28 Sep. 2023
  • As for hog-tying Whitmer, that was puffery, the defense lawyer claimed.
    — Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 5 Apr. 2022
  • The log beds complement the tree branch fence lined with hog wire to keep out unwanted wildlife.
    — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Feb. 2026
  • But Dos Reales uses the pork leg, a lean part of the hog where ham also comes from.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 19 Jan. 2024
  • Firefighters saved one barn and about 1,500 hogs, the fire chief added.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Similarly, frog, hog, pig and stag.
    — Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
  • As the deputy observed the broken glass door of the home, the hog, chased by a second deputy, charged out of the home.
    — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The livestock below deck were thrown about, and men had to cover their faces as mean, biting hogs rained down.
    — Mike O’Brien, The New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2023
  • And one of my jobs during the middle of the day was to keep the hogs cooled down, going out with water hoses.
    — Isabella Cueto, STAT, 10 July 2023

hog

2 of 2 verb
  • He's been hogging the remote control all night.
  • That’s not a dog, that’s someone who hogs the pretzels at a dive bar.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2026
  • If the old men hog the young women, what will be the future of the species?
    — Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2020
  • And don’t be the guest whose dish needs to go into the oven or hog a shelf in the fridge.
    — Serena Coady, Glamour, 18 Oct. 2021
  • Try not to hog the spot for too long, and let others charge their devices, too.
    — Julie Rousseau, Travel + Leisure, 25 Nov. 2025
  • The jar blender and food processor are the big guys who hog the spotlight.
    — Becky Krystal, charlotteobserver, 15 May 2018
  • When recounting the ups and downs of war, guns and guts tend to hog all the glory.
    — Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Feb. 2020
  • Still, her male counterparts have hogged the big-screen glory.
    — Los Angeles Times Staff, latimes.com, 5 June 2017
  • Flatheads and blue catfish hog the spotlight.
    — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Some guests hog the concierge's time and attention with a lot of little requests.
    — Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
  • That friend would never shout over you, selfishly hog the limelight or drink the last of the wine.
    — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 6 Apr. 2021
  • With dogs, however, the highest status pup hogged the whole thing.
    — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 12 June 2017
  • There is nothing new, of course, about villains hogging the spotlight.
    — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2019
  • While the feral pigs hog the spotlight, the area is also home to native rock iguanas.
    — Jack Tamisiea, Discover Magazine, 23 Feb. 2022
  • Even if James decided to hog the ball, the Lakers still may have lost.
    — Mark Medina, USA TODAY, 4 June 2021
  • The meters are designed to make sure motorists don’t hog the parking spaces all day.
    — Lynn Horsley, kansascity, 1 Sep. 2017
  • Either of them hogging ice time from younger players would be criminal.
    — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Even if your home's curb appeal leaves a good impression, a dirty sidewalk can hog the spotlight.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Even if your home's curb appeal leaves a good impression, a dirty sidewalk can hog the spotlight.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 25 June 2026
  • Evans, to the end of his days, said Francis just wanted to hog the acclaim to himself.
    — Paul Fischer, HollywoodReporter, 12 Mar. 2026
  • In fact, the area is so talented that the top leagues tend to hog all the attention — and for good reason.
    — Tarek Fattal, Daily News, 7 Apr. 2026
  • This year, though, there are signs that the contentious legislation won’t hog the spotlight.
    — Greg Bluestein, ajc, 25 Dec. 2017
  • Since the desert is so inhospitable and dry, grasses need to hog as much water as possible to live.
    — Erin Blakemore, Smithsonian, 18 Jan. 2017
  • Gyms can be hot and packed with legions of people prepping for swimsuit season and hogging all the choice weights and racks.
    — Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 26 May 2023
  • The bathrooms were packed with girls hogging mirrors, the floors were already wet, and again there was no toilet paper.
    — Valentina Valentini, Longreads, 6 Apr. 2018
  • More good-natured ribbing of jazz singer Sharon Gitau for hogging the phone, please!
    — Rebecca Schuman, Longreads, 6 June 2018
  • Initially, Maye didn’t want to ruffle feathers by hogging the ball.
    — Chad Graff, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Likewise, if a wave crest is midship, the hull can bend upwards, draping over the crest, which is referred to as hogging.
    — Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 29 Dec. 2025
  • In epic tales of the immune system, B cells and their antibodies tend to hog the limelight.
    — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2021
  • If nothing else, not hogging the credit that belongs to those who write the jokes and perform the sketches is laudable.
    — Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 June 2023

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