rumrunner

Example Sentences

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Earlier that year, the Coast Guard had spotted the I’m Alone in the Gulf of Mexico, sailing in coastal lanes that rumrunners often used.

From Literature

A Detroit chorus girl weds her stage producer without telling her rumrunner boyfriend.

From Los Angeles Times

To his best recollection, his father, Gustave, “was a rumrunner,” he said.

From New York Times

Williams’ narrative offers a tropical milieu of rumrunners, skulduggery, concealed identity, dangerous complications for Virginia and her toddler daughter Evelyn — and lots of entertainment for readers.

From Seattle Times

Before Mr. Rupolo, several mobsters and gamblers and at least one rumrunner were believed to have been encased in or weighed down with concrete.

From New York Times