smuggle

Example Sentences

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The U.S. government charged Super Micro co-founder Yih-Shyan “Wally” Liaw and two other individuals last month regarding an alleged plan to smuggle U.S.-assembled servers to China.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 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

In the second case, prosecutors say a man tried to smuggle 14 keel-billed toucans, which he had concealed inside the dashboard of his Volkswagen Passat.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

In this way, he was able to safeguard the entire text from the authorities and smuggle it out when he was released in 1976.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela