bootlegged

Example Sentences

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My TV habit included rental-store tapes of bootlegged movies and shows dubbed from American TV.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025

Hildebrandt said that a decade ago, dental students in her classes “were basically giving each other thumb drives with bootlegged copies of the head and neck.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2024

Indians are more likely to find bootlegged versions than to find them streaming on commercial platforms.

From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2024

Atlanta’s young quarterback, Desmond Ridder, bootlegged for a 6-yard touchdown on fourth-and-4 with just under 12 minutes remaining.

From Washington Times • Sep. 17, 2023

There is an ancient-looking air conditioner hanging on to the ledge of the bootlegged window, and the glass above the machine has been covered with a piece of decorative cloth.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan