Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of pigpen No pigpen-cleanup required! Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2021 If the Hogs couldn’t win the day in their pigpen, with Bryce Young sidelined since the second quarter with a sprained shoulder, after scoring 23 straight points in the midst of a rare, extended Alabama meltdown, will this ridiculous streak ever end? Kevin Scarbinsky | Special To Al.com, al, 2 Oct. 2022 Police came back the next day and found the boy's remains in the family's pigpen. Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 12 Aug. 2022 Turns out, the previous owner, Mr. Ross, was using the truck’s door as a door for his pigpen. A.j. Baime, WSJ, 24 July 2018 Now on the same day Zuck had cleaned out the pigpen, and luckily was still wearing high boots. Longreads, 22 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pigpen
Noun
  • Just four years later, Howard found himself being traded away in a salary dump.
    Tim Bontemps, chicagotribune.com, 21 June 2017
  • New York City is gradually transforming its largest trash dump, Fresh Kills on Staten Island, into a vast expanse of parkland and restored natural areas.
    Andres Viglucci, miamiherald, 15 June 2017
Noun
  • And the ungrateful pig got a solid slap from the pigsty owners.
    Newsweek, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025
  • The millions of gallons of waste that the pigs generated each year stank horribly and polluted the air and water, turning an otherwise pleasant town into a pigsty.
    Kenny Torrella, Vox, 7 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Mark Critchley has a full explainer on the financial mess.
    Chris Branch, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
  • The fund did lower its payout after the 2022 mess, leaving itself room to buy bargains.
    Brett Owens, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • New York's biggest hole is in the infield, and Arenado would fill it in a big way.
    Zach Pressnell, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025
  • Three bogeys and a par across his last four holes, compounded by two horror close-range misses, resigned him to a closing 69.
    Ben Church, CNN, 2 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The designation will bring international recognition to the sties, which aren’t well known even to many Ohioans.
    Susan Glaser, cleveland, 19 Sep. 2023
  • We're admittedly smitten with this stage-to-sty story, which is apparently a sequel.
    Country Living, Country Living, 7 Sep. 2022

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Pigpen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pigpen. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

More from Merriam-Webster on pigpen

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!