bootlegger

Example Sentences

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In 1934, Carl Kaelin, a failed chicken farmer and former whiskey bootlegger, scraped together $680 and, alongside his wife Margaret, opened an eponymous family restaurant.

From Salon • Sep. 7, 2021

Outlaw and bootlegger Joseph Henry Loveless’ bones were found in an Idaho cave on two separate dates, in 1979 and 1991.

From Fox News • Feb. 14, 2020

A Manhattan bootlegger courts a woman who has been flirting with his right-hand man.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2019

This arrangement seems to remind people of a speakeasy, although it would take an especially clueless bootlegger to open a speakeasy inside a bar.

From New York Times • Mar. 19, 2019

“The one about the bootlegger and the sheriff’s daughter, hands down,” Ophie said, unable to keep the grin off her face.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland