Pigs
noun
Bay of. Bay of Pigs.
Pigs
American
[pigz]
/ pɪgz /
noun
Pigs
1
British
/ pɪɡz /
noun
pigs
2
British
/ pɪɡz /
interjection
Example Sentences
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It may well be the single greatest failure of the CIA in the history of that agency — far bigger than the Bay of Pigs.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
The group was founded in 1991 by Jose Basulto, a Cuban exile, licensed pilot and veteran of the Bay of Pigs invasion.
From Barron's ● May 20, 2026
By comparison, the Swimming Pigs Express package the cruise line offered was $154 for adults.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026
Good studied creative writing at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, and in 2020 she won an undergraduate prize from the Academy of American Poets for her piece titled On Learning to Dissect Fetal Pigs.
From BBC ● Jan. 8, 2026
Yes, the soldiers about to invade the Bay of Pigs were not American.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
Danny Skinner, who farms at Duncanstone near Insch, Aberdeenshire, has around 450 sows and sells about 270 "fat pigs" every week.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Unlike cattle or pigs, dogs were never legally classified as livestock in South Korea.
From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026
A similar timeline has been discussed for growing organs inside pigs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
The method has been tested in mice and pigs.
From Science Daily ● May 27, 2026
Sometimes, when she was washing sheets at the hospital or gathering vegetables for the guinea pigs, a great craving came over her.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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