smuggled

Example Sentences

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Larissa Rodrigues from the Escolhas Institute said that due to a government clampdown, gold that previously "exited Brazil through the front door" was being smuggled out through countries like Guyana or Venezuela.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Diversity was not smuggled into this agency by ideologues.

From Slate • May 14, 2026

Only Boise’s Pompano Beach branch sold the smuggled plywood, according to Breslin, who said the company has adopted new compliance measures.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Two months before that, authorities arrested a man after concluding he had smuggled six birds in his boots and six more in his car — two of them dead.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

Orthodox monks smuggled silk out of China in the sixth century.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides