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But so can characters pushing the knickknack/plaything boundary, like porcelain figurines and piggy banks.—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 18 June 2026 The piggy banks have become the borrowers.—Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026 When the piggy bank falls short There are times, however, when estates are insolvent, meaning that their debts are worth more than their assets.—James Malm, The Conversation, 1 June 2026 Those in the top half of the K have seen their household finances and wealth enriched by soaring stock prices, equity in their home and a refinancing boom that lowered mortgage payments and padded their piggy banks.—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 27 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for piggy bank