funneled

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The U.S. shut off the cash deliveries briefly in 2015 over concerns that dollars were being funneled to Islamic State militants and has threatened to suspend the shipments in the past.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

“Once the money was paid out,” Bonta said, “it was funneled through a complex web of over 130 shell companies and hidden across bank accounts, payment apps and cryptocurrency to evade detection.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

“If transit is funneled through a smaller, controlled portion of the strait, you’re not stopping barrels, but you are constraining them — creating friction and likely reducing overall throughput.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

Is this land that should be funneled into big, private development projects, in a way that might reproduce the same systems?

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026

We’ve been funneled into a class of relative beginners, fourteen- or fifteen-year-olds, which seems a little insulting until it’s obvious that they’re in far better condition than we are.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins