- present participle of smuggle.
smuggling
Example Sentences
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Neighboring Kazakhstan on Thursday deployed 59 checkpoints on its border with Russia, to prevent Russian motorists from smuggling out fuel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
After doubling down on this case, Blanche oversaw a highly dubious indictment that accused Abrego Garcia of human smuggling.
From Slate ● Jul. 9, 2026
He pushes back on my suggestion that he's smuggling high art in the form of Homer's story through the medium of a superhero movie.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Taiwanese authorities escalated a probe into the unauthorized diversion of advanced artificial-intelligence servers made by Super Micro Computer, as part of efforts to crack down on the alleged smuggling of Nvidia chips to China.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
Breniz knew that people charged with smuggling can spend years in jail.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
