PIEBALD in a Sentence

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For PIEBALD, below is one of 6 sentences:
The young pigs were piebald, and as Napoleon was the only boar on the farm, it was possible to guess at their parentage.

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 Meanings and Examples of PIEBALD
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
piebald
 a.  mottled; spotted or patched, especially in black and white
Classic Sentence:
1  The little shaggy piebald horse was also covered with snow and coughing, I remember that very well.
Notes from the Underground By Feodor Dostoevsky
Context  Highlight   In PART 2: V
2  Several limes in the old garden had been cut down and a piebald mare and her foal were wandering in front of the house among the rosebushes.
War and Peace 4 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 10: CHAPTER V
3  He caught a glimpse of the broad, smooth, black and piebald back of Hollandka.
Anna Karenina 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In PART 1: Chapter 26
4  The big piebald horses snorted clouds of steam, and started to trot.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XV
5  The young pigs were piebald, and as Napoleon was the only boar on the farm, it was possible to guess at their parentage.
Animal Farm By George Orwell
Context  Highlight   In Chapter IX
Example Sentence:
1  You should be able to identify Polka Dot in this race; it is the only piebald horse running.