porky

Example Sentences

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"It was hard and anybody in that position who says it wasn't, I think will be telling you porky pies."

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2025

But man, that creamy, porky richness goes down easier when cut with the sinus-clearing chili paste that’s blended in-house.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 26, 2024

Austin recalled, “He was telling a porky pie,” and laughed, using Cockney rhyming slang for a lie.

From New York Times • Jun. 21, 2022

While it doesn't have that deep porky smokiness of a long-simmered pozole rojo, the Panera chicken tortilla soup hits all the right notes for a satisfying nod to Mexican-inspired flavors.

From Salon • Jan. 30, 2022

Dudley was crammed into an armchair, his porky hands beneath him, clamped firmly around his bottom.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling