piglet

Example Sentences

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The best way to estimate the full-grown size of a piglet is by its parents, Rosen said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

The phrase “Balls to the Walz” was everywhere, as were pictures of the Minnesota governor nestling a piglet in his arms with a beaming smile.

From Slate • Aug. 8, 2024

A photo of him beaming while holding a piglet checked the state fair campaign stop box, the difference being that he looks genuinely ecstatic to be cuddling it.

From Salon • Aug. 7, 2024

Pickles the piglet made a daring escape last week that sparked a frenzied pig pursuit through the streets of Sebastopol, a quiet city north of San Francisco.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2024

“Alice has been talking to this pig for months, and she wasn’t a piglet when they met. Maybe we’re just not on their course.”

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George