smuggle

Example Sentences

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Super Micro got hit hard last week after one of its board members was arrested by federal authorities under charges of helping to smuggle Nvidia chips to China.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

When Sinners director Ryan Coogler went to the movies as a child, he would smuggle in some snacks - and get particularly creative with the cinema's drinks machine.

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

“My parents. They were killed trying to escape a plantation. After they’d left me with someone to smuggle me up north.”

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older