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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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
Notice something else: The Bay of Pigs fiasco produced the Cuban Missile Crisis 18 months later, and only then a new stability.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 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
Perhaps the most famous American fiasco in the region was the Bay of Pigs.
From Salon • Oct. 21, 2025
We spent an Hour or so beating more Livestock out of the Brambles, where Pigs & Sheep were fled.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
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