Examples of pigpen in a Sentence
Their house is a real pigpen.
your room is a pigpen—so clean it up!
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Rainn Wilson, the actor who portrayed him, has a pigpen.
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Rachel Davies,
Architectural Digest,
3 Mar. 2026
Police came back the next day and found the boy's remains in the family's pigpen.
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Christine Pelisek,
Peoplemag,
12 Aug. 2022
Now on the same day Zuck had cleaned out the pigpen, and luckily was still wearing high boots.
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Longreads,
22 May 2017
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Rachel Davies,
Architectural Digest,
3 Mar. 2026
Police came back the next day and found the boy's remains in the family's pigpen.
—
Christine Pelisek,
Peoplemag,
12 Aug. 2022
Now on the same day Zuck had cleaned out the pigpen, and luckily was still wearing high boots.
—
Longreads,
22 May 2017
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“Pigpen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pigpen. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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pigpen
noun
pig·pen
ˈpig-ˌpen 
1
: a pen for pigs
2
: a dirty or messy place
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