sty

Example Sentences

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Three piglets on the loose from an abandoned sty were foraging in the city street.

From Reuters • Sep. 16, 2022

“Once I jumped in that sty," he said, "I was going to be stuck wrestling in there for a while.”

From Washington Post • Dec. 20, 2018

They stashed him away in a pig sty, but it kept him alive, as enemy soldiers continued their search for Americans.

From Washington Times • Feb. 10, 2018

Otherwise, you might as well join the rest of them in the sty!

From New York Times • Dec. 29, 2017

She penned them in a sty and gave them acorns to eat.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton