How to Use pig in a Sentence

pig

1 of 2 noun
  • Don't be a pig. Say “excuse me” after you burp.
  • The pig hasn’t left the python yet.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 25 May 2026
  • The pig looked at me out of one eye.
    — Will MacKin, New Yorker, 28 June 2026
  • So, the scene was with five dogs and a pig.
    — Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026
  • But men are like the three little pigs.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Some of the pigs that survived the crash.
    — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 23 June 2026
  • Catching the pig wasn't an easy task.
    — Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Armed pig men stood at either end of the line.
    — Will MacKin, New Yorker, 28 June 2026
  • Or whether this cow has turned into a pig?
    — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Squadrons of pig-like javelina roam.
    — Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Then lastly, the cars are like a pig sty.
    — Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026
  • Some are good pigs, some are bad pigs and some are no pigs at all.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Oh, and at one point, yes, there's a pig's head on a stick.
    — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Brooklyn is still a place where pigs roam the streets.
    — Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
  • For instance, many heart valves are made from cow or pig parts.
    — Matthew Perrone, Fortune, 13 June 2026
  • For instance, many heart valves are made from cow or pig parts.
    — Matthew Perrone, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
  • The worst are the bad pigs, then the no pigs at all, and then the good pigs.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Just then my pig jumped to its feet and shook the wet blades of grass off its back.
    — Will MacKin, New Yorker, 28 June 2026
  • Transfer the pig ears to a large bowl of ice water.
    — Jessica Liang, Saveur, 6 Aug. 2025
  • All that pig racing could work up an appetite.
    — Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Sep. 2025
  • In a large pot, cover the pig ears with cold water.
    — Jessica Liang, Saveur, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Fish with jig and pigs or plastic worms on a drop=shot rig or shaky head jig.
    — Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2025
  • That's where the idea of using pig organs comes in.
    — Karen Weintraub, USA Today, 3 May 2026
  • The pig men huddled by the tower.
    — Will MacKin, New Yorker, 28 June 2026
  • So the pig pulled out two old warrants and busted him on them.
    — Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Where pigs learned from humans how to save themselves.
    — Will MacKin, New Yorker, 28 June 2026
  • Anything that can help cool that old pig down when the mercury climbs.
    — M.d. Johnson, Outdoor Life, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Here's what to know about the missing concrete pig.
    — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 1 May 2026
  • Avoid contact with bats, sick pigs and areas where bats roost.
    — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Red Beard’s palm rested on the pig’s chest, right above its heart.
    — Will MacKin, New Yorker, 28 June 2026

pig

2 of 2 verb
  • Evidence shows the infections are linked to pig ear dog treats.
    — Kellie Hwang, Indianapolis Star, 28 Nov. 2018
  • But, instead of coming home and pigging out on half a bag of chips and a big glass of soda, reach again for fruit and nuts.
    — Seventeen Magazine, Seventeen, 17 Sep. 2009
  • If guests prefer to lessen the temptation to pig out by eating before going to a party, that’s fine too.
    — Abigail Van Buren, Twin Cities, 28 Jan. 2017
  • So the question may be, if the West serves up slop in 2020, will the Pads be pig enough to roll around in it?
    — Tom Krasovic, sandiegouniontribune.com, 25 May 2018
  • Collagen peptides are short chains of amino acids that come from hydrolyzed collagen, usually sourced from cow, fish, or sometimes pig.
    — Taylor Lane, Flow Space, 29 May 2026
  • And brand-new farms such as this one, a $20 million facility one hour south of Des Moines, are opening to meet demand for everything from pork belly to pig ears.
    — Caitlin Dewey, The Denver Post, 26 May 2017
  • Bertocchini teamed up with fellow scientists Paolo Bombelli and Christopher Howe to figure out how the wax worms were pigging out on plastic.
    — National Geographic, 24 Apr. 2017
  • Freedom fighter, and all round testifier Zac De La Rocha wore his locks well – but any reversible attempt at pigging backing on his style is, and will forever be, lame.
    — Richard Delaney, Billboard, 9 May 2017
  • Researchers have found a way to restore some activity to pig brains hours after death, in a series of experiments that medical and legal experts said could reshape science’s understanding of the brain’s limits.
    — Daniela Hernandez, WSJ, 17 Apr. 2019

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