- present participle of smuggle.
smuggling
Example Sentences
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Neighboring Kazakhstan on Thursday deployed 59 checkpoints on its border with Russia, to prevent Russian motorists from smuggling out fuel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
After doubling down on this case, Blanche oversaw a highly dubious indictment that accused Abrego Garcia of human smuggling.
From Slate ● Jul. 9, 2026
We learned about one man convicted in France, who is now living in Manchester selling used cars and thought to be still involved in people smuggling.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
Taiwanese investigators raided Super Micro Computer offices over alleged smuggling of Nvidia chips to China, targeting six individuals.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
Given the rise of machine code breaking and the general decline in smuggling, the “usefulness of my section was therefore in my opinion ended,” she stated.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
