How to use piggy in a sentence
16 example sentences · noun, adjective
Piggy means a pig (the animal). Example: “This little piggy went to market.”
Examples of piggy by meaning
nounA pig (the animal).
- This little piggy went to market.
nounA toe.
- He has such cute piggies!
adjectiveSlovenly, dirty.
- He himself, who had always tried to be gentle and good (whatever “good” meant in this crazy world), had married Lina, who had developed into a silent, piggy woman, and had gotten Seth by her.1983, Stephen King, Word Processor of the Gods
adjectiveLecherous, often in a sexist way.
- Many of the films we have investigated for this program are down-right piggy.1977 April 16, Charles Bedard, “Thumpata-Thump Thumpata-Thump”, in Gay Community News, page 9, quoting Larry Silverman
More sentences with piggy
- If you want to buy a bicycle, you need to put the money in your piggy bank.From the entry bank
- It was mean of you to steal that little girl's piggy bank.From the entry mean
- It's not possible to get your savings and keep the piggy bank intact. You can't have your cake and eat it too!From the entry have one's cake and eat it too
- He had a pot-belly and piggy eyes and clearly had had enough of performing apodyopsis, wanting more.2012 May 27, John D, “{ASSM} Growing Pains: Broken Promises (MF, teen, exhib, flirt, f-solo, toys)”, in alt.sex.stories (Usenet). From the entry apodyopsis
- In the picture Miss Elizabeth showed me the croc had little piggy eyes, not huge owly ones.2010, Tracy Chevalier, Remarkable Creatures, Dutton, published 2010, →ISBN, page 48. From the entry owly
- Millions of us who work in companies of all sizes are piggies in the middle.2009, Susan Rice Lincoln, Mastering Web 2.0. From the entry piggy in the middle
- Only, when I practice my kicking, I stub my piggy toe so badly I can’t play.2006, Barbara Park, “Junie B., One-Man Band”, in Story Synopsis; a letter from Junie B., archived from the original on 10 Jan 2025. From the entry piggy toe
- Piggy banks are helpful for persons with "peniaphobia," an abnormal fear of poverty.1994, Charlotte Foltz Jones, Mistakes That Worked, Doubleday, →ISBN, page 38. From the entry peniaphobia
- She was flawless down to the piggy toe.2015, Zachary Tyler Vickers, “Karst”, in The American Reader, archived from the original on 02 Aug 2022. From the entry piggy toe
- My kids have a piggy bank full of pennies.2014, Jon Weece, Jesus Prom: Life Gets Fun When You Love People Like God Does, Nelson Books, →ISBN, page 110. From the entry Abraham Lincoln
- If she chips so much as one of my porcelain piggies, I'll sue her six ways to Sunday!2004, Sam Johnson, Chris Marcil, “The Ann Who Came to Dinner”, in Frasier, season 11, episode 13. From the entry six ways to Sunday
- At that age, I once swallowed a Merc as I awoke from a nap after having spilled the contents of my piggy bank on to my bed.2002 October 9, UsterDay72, “Your First Time (on topic :) and long”, in rec.collecting.coins (Usenet), retrieved 03 Jan 2023. From the entry merc
Meaning of piggy
- noun A pig (the animal).
- noun A guinea pig.
- noun A toe.
Questions about piggy in a sentence
- How do you use piggy in a sentence?
- Piggy is used as a noun and adjective. For example: “This little piggy went to market.”
- What is a short sentence with piggy?
- “He has such cute piggies!”
- What does piggy mean?
- Piggy means a pig (the animal).
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