smuggler

Example Sentences

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The second tout we met gave us the phone number of the smuggler Ahmad, who had been operating out of northern France for more than five years, we were told.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

One tout took the researcher to meet a smuggler who called himself Zia and said he could book a place on a small boat crossing - a journey referred to as the "game" by smugglers.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Deputy Minister of Oil Ali Maarij Al-Bahadly authorized trucking several million dollars’ worth of Iraqi oil per day to a smuggler who combined it with Iranian crude, Treasury plans to announce.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

After a visit home, I returned to campus with a stockpile, like a confectionery smuggler crossing state lines with sugary contraband stuffed between sweatshirts in my suitcase.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

Maybe the lady making announcements scowls at them, because she’s no smuggler, or because there are no seats, and they’ll have to stand in the back where they make coffee.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri