swine

Example Sentences

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A herd of pigs at a swine facility once charged at him, forcing him to jump out of the way while the farmhands chuckled.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

"Right now, sales aren't great, but that's not to do with swine fever, it's because of other factors," he says, pointing to the high cost of living.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Taiwan has culled dozens of pigs after detecting its first cases of African swine fever, with the agriculture ministry saying Thursday no other infections have been detected elsewhere on the island.

From Barron's • Oct. 23, 2025

The same goes for pigs — a single case was found among five backyard pigs in October in a non-commercial operation where swine mixed with poultry and other livestock.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2025

I saw her enter, driving those men turned swine to stand before me.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer