sty
noun
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
sties
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pluralof sty.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Not all battery sites under 5 megawatts are in urban or suburban areas, but developers say the smaller sties are more likely than larger ones to be closer to population centers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Many notable NFL draft experts and web sties projected Banks to go either late in the first round or early in the second.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 27, 2023
And if a mask does not fit properly, it may contribute to eye problems, such as dryness and the reddish bumps called sties.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 22, 2022
As both actor and playwright, Jesse Eisenberg loves rolling in the sties of self-contempt, places where privileged human pigs sniffle and suffer and smear themselves with muck.
From New York Times ● Jun. 2, 2015
Dark hearts of oak he split and trimmed for a high palisade around it, and built twelve sties adjoining in this yard to hold the livestock.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
