smuggle

Example Sentences

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Two men appeared in a Nairobi court on Tuesday accused of attempting to smuggle thousands of ants to China, a lucrative trade exposed last year in the east African country.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

When Sinners director Ryan Coogler went to the movies as a child, he would smuggle in some snacks - and get particularly creative with the cinema's drinks machine.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

Hiding vegetables in food is usually framed as a parenting tactic — a way to smuggle spinach past a suspicious toddler.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026

Last week, Chinese border police foiled an effort by two men attempting to smuggle 500 pounds of silver into the country from Hong Kong.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

But the guards either didn’t think we would try to sneak anything back in or figured there wasn’t anything left of value in the ghetto to smuggle.

From "Prisoner B-3087" by Alan Gratz