hogs

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

What’s more, meatpackers like Tyson Foods could face headwinds if higher fertilizer prices lead to more expensive animal feed and increase the costs of raising chickens and hogs.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

It’s a technical distinction that separates them from 1,000-pound commercial hogs but offers little comfort to a suburban homeowner expecting a permanent lap pet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

For example, non-native feral hogs are now major predators of loggerhead sea turtle eggs along the Georgia coast, USA, while coyotes in eastern North America are expanding onto coastal barrier islands, altering those ecosystems.

From Science Daily • Feb. 8, 2026

Benji is caustic, needling and selfish — the kind of guy who hogs the window seat, the shower and everyone’s attention.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2025

He’d protected me from rattlesnakes and bad hogs while I was little.

From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson