smuggled; smuggling
ˈsmə-g(ə-)liŋ 
1
: to import or export secretly contrary to the law and especially without paying duties imposed by law
2
: to convey or introduce surreptitiously
: to import or export something in violation of the customs laws
Examples of smuggle in a Sentence
He was arrested for smuggling drugs into the country.
They smuggled immigrants across the border.
The paintings had been smuggled out of the country before the war.
We smuggled his favorite sandwich past the nurse.
Recent Examples on the Web
Now, the nonprofit is also using the cat-size rodents to smell their way through the crafty disguises employed by wildlife traffickers looking to smuggle ivory, pangolin scales and rhino horns.
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Ashley Strickland, CNN, 2 Nov. 2024
Last year, a pair of men in Hong Kong used shipments of live lobsters to smuggle out Nvidia GPUs.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 1 Nov. 2024
In April, a sheriff’s deputy who was part of a task force focused on keeping the county lockups free of drugs and gang activity was arrested and accused of smuggling drugs into one of the county jails.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
Goldfinger uses it to smuggle bullion out of England, crossing the famous Furka Pass in Switzerland to reach his Auric Enterprises smelting plant, where the body panels will be melted down.
—Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2024
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Ashley Strickland, CNN, 2 Nov. 2024
Last year, a pair of men in Hong Kong used shipments of live lobsters to smuggle out Nvidia GPUs.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 1 Nov. 2024
In April, a sheriff’s deputy who was part of a task force focused on keeping the county lockups free of drugs and gang activity was arrested and accused of smuggling drugs into one of the county jails.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
Goldfinger uses it to smuggle bullion out of England, crossing the famous Furka Pass in Switzerland to reach his Auric Enterprises smelting plant, where the body panels will be melted down.
—Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Smuggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smuggle. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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smuggle
verb
smug·gle
ˈsmə-gəl
smuggled; smuggling
: to import or export secretly and illegally especially to avoid paying duties or to evade enforcement of laws
smuggle drugs
convicted of smuggling weapons
: to export or import something in violation of customs laws
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