contraband

Example Sentences

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After a visit home, I returned to campus with a stockpile, like a confectionery smuggler crossing state lines with sugary contraband stuffed between sweatshirts in my suitcase.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

In the 1980s, hip-hop albums felt like contraband.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

According to the ICE website, the HSI investigates global threats, investigating the illegal movement of people, goods, money, contraband, weapons and sensitive technology into, out of, and through the United States.

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

Women gather on the shores of Bombay's Chowpatty Beach, ready to make contraband salt.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2025

After a few months, we would sprinkle a handful of sand along the corridor so that we could hear the warder’s footsteps and have time to stop talking or hide any contraband.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela