bootleg

Example Sentences

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For decades, record labels reigned despite the occasional bootleg tape.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

Even Cook bought bootleg copies of the song, some of which had been taped off his live sets on BBC Radio 1 and pressed to vinyl.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

Various deluxe editions also come with bootleg recordings from a 1975 concert, concert films on Blu-ray, a hardcover book with never-seen photographs, a comic-book tour poster and more.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025

Look for X’s John Doe as a purveyor of bootleg caviar.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

Bolo was friends with this white kid and fellow pirate named Daniel, who traded in bootleg CDs.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah