piggish

Example Sentences

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But we can’t be here for beauty — that would be gauche, not to mention piggish.

From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2022

A couple of would-be thieves in Kentucky have been arrested for their alleged piggish behavior.

From Fox News • Nov. 19, 2019

With his bristly hair, piggish snout, and porcine eyes, he had the look of a middle-aged human being.

From Slate • Aug. 6, 2019

It shows a girl with long golden hair, sneezing so explosively that the torrential discharge has turned her nose into a piggish snout.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 3, 2017

A mound of thick gauze, cross- hatched by shiny white tape, occupied the center of his piggish face.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen