moonshiner

Example Sentences

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Allowing the plants to seed has enabled the survival of the extremely rare Wormwood moonshiner beetle, which eats the seeds.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2021

A federal agent forces a paroled moonshiner called Gator to go undercover in a corrupt county.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2020

An exchange follows between my friend and the moonshiner that reveals some confusion with my question or its translation.

From Slate • Mar. 6, 2018

There are a lot of theories about the story behind Star Wars: The Force Awakens, but it’s unlikely that any of them revolve around a bluegrass band, a debutante, or a renegade moonshiner.

From Time • Dec. 4, 2015

I let every man choose his callin’, but I don’t choose to be no moonshiner, and ef you boys is wise you’ll say the same.”

From Judith of the Cumberlands by MacGowan, Alice