How to Use pig in a Sentence

pig

1 of 2 noun
Definition of pignext
Synonyms for pignext
  • Don't be a pig. Say “excuse me” after you burp.
  • Men become then but the guinea-pigs of fate, yielding up from their agony the truths to light the future of the race.
    — Rosa Inocencio Smith, The Atlantic, 5 June 2017
  • Now her family again buys a pig each year, but not for the New Year feast.
    — Bloomberg News, Bloomberg.com, 19 May 2017
  • If chosen, the teams mascot could be a pig...or a sandwich.
    — Mark Price, charlotteobserver, 26 June 2017
  • My $0.02: it’s lipstick on a pig until the C.E.O. owns it or is replaced.
    — Nick Bilton, The Hive, 16 June 2017
  • So six times a day, Johnson and his team and his pigs put on a show before a standing-room-only crowd.
    — Joshua Stewart, sandiegouniontribune.com, 18 June 2017
  • But for many potential customers, the vehicle has been as hard to find as the flying pigs, blue...
    — Chester Dawson, WSJ, 24 June 2017
  • The site has two historic barns and is home year-round to a small community of rabbits, ponies, sheep, pigs, goats, chickens and cows.
    — Madeline McKenzie, The Seattle Times, 26 Apr. 2017
  • The farm also had a petting zoo with pigs and bunnies, hayrides, a maze made out of hay bales and a store where visitors could buy milk with cream on top and cheese curds.
    — Lorraine Longhi, azcentral, 9 May 2017
  • The fair features a giant midway and an array of fair food, livestock shows, racing pigs, talent shows and pageants, plant show and much more.
    — Tampa Bay Times, 20 Feb. 2017
  • And since the Kardashians are not ones to party subtly, the birthday bash also included a pig petting zoo, shaved ice, a bounce house and more.
    — Cara Zimmerman, Harper's BAZAAR, 26 June 2017
  • Other offerings include wagon rides, pig races and a vintage carousel.
    — Lori Rackl, chicagotribune.com, 22 June 2017
  • Attendees such as Daphne Joy and the girls’ aunt Khloé Kardashian documented the entire bash on social media, from the food (mac and cheese, ribs, flavored ice and two cakes) to the pig petting zoo.
    — Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com, 25 June 2017
  • Here, the estimated 6,000 kids and adults who came to this two-day event could pet a pony, play with snakes and turtles, feed a pig, meet the mini-chickens and rediscover their therapeutic benefits.
    — Susan Demar Lafferty, Daily Southtown, 1 May 2017
  • Nelson specialized in cooking whole suckling pigs while at Chino Latino, and Hesse held a bunch of whole-animal dinners while at Libertine, so this is right in their wheelhouse.
    — Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 1 May 2017
  • There are an estimated 2.5 million feral pigs in Alabama, causing some $50 million in damages per year.
    — Leada Gore, AL.com, 26 May 2017
  • The students handled two pig hearts, saw an array of surgical instruments, sutures and devices, and heard from surgical technologists like Agnes Crownover, of Hobart.
    — Michael Gonzalez, Post-Tribune, 28 Apr. 2017
  • His family roasts whole pigs on Easter, Christmas and for special celebrations — like his own son’s graduation.
    — Carlos Frías, miamiherald, 11 Apr. 2016
  • Millions of pig farmers are struggling after China began blocking imports from Vietnam.
    — Washington Post, 10 May 2017
  • Apparently, horses and other herbivores are more at risk for anthrax infections than badgers and pigs, which are omnivores.
    — Andrew Moseman, Popular Mechanics, 2 May 2017
  • Activities include meeting special visitors to the pig pen.
    — Ginger Brashinger, Daily Southtown, 10 May 2017
  • For the first time, biologists have succeeded in growing human stem cells in pig embryos, shifting from science fiction to the realm of the possible the idea of developing human organs in animals for later transplant.
    — Nicholas Wade, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2017
  • Brazil's public hospitals, however, lack human and pig skin supplies and the artificial alternatives easily available in Western countries.
    — Fox News, 25 May 2017
  • Don't be a pig. Say “excuse me” after you burp.
  • Men become then but the guinea-pigs of fate, yielding up from their agony the truths to light the future of the race.
    — Rosa Inocencio Smith, The Atlantic, 5 June 2017
  • Now her family again buys a pig each year, but not for the New Year feast.
    — Bloomberg News, Bloomberg.com, 19 May 2017
  • If chosen, the teams mascot could be a pig...or a sandwich.
    — Mark Price, charlotteobserver, 26 June 2017
  • My $0.02: it’s lipstick on a pig until the C.E.O. owns it or is replaced.
    — Nick Bilton, The Hive, 16 June 2017
  • So six times a day, Johnson and his team and his pigs put on a show before a standing-room-only crowd.
    — Joshua Stewart, sandiegouniontribune.com, 18 June 2017
  • But for many potential customers, the vehicle has been as hard to find as the flying pigs, blue...
    — Chester Dawson, WSJ, 24 June 2017
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pig

2 of 2 verb
  • 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
  • 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
  • Evidence shows the infections are linked to pig ear dog treats.
    — Kellie Hwang, Indianapolis Star, 28 Nov. 2018
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Evidence shows the infections are linked to pig ear dog treats.
    — Kellie Hwang, Indianapolis Star, 28 Nov. 2018
  • 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
  • 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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