smuggle

Example Sentences

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A Chinese national has been arrested in Kenya's main airport accused of attempting to smuggle more than 2,000 queen garden ants out of the country.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

Noboa, a close ally of US President Donald Trump, previously said that Washington was among "regional allies" taking part in the operation against drug cartels, which use Ecuador's ports to smuggle cocaine to international markets.

From Barron's • Mar. 7, 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

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

For the next six months, until the warder was transferred, the old man would smuggle that day’s newspaper to Mac.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela