smuggle

[US]/ˈsmʌɡl/
[UK]/ˈsmʌɡl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. transport (someone or something) secretly or illegally

Phrases & Collocations

smuggle goods

smuggle drugs

smuggle weapons

Example Sentences

he smuggled out a message.

Heroin has been smuggled out by sea.

Friends managed to smuggle him secretly out of the country.

the skipper played the innocent, but smuggled goods were found on his vessel.

A rescue mission was launched amid lurid stories of armed hijackers, alleged boardings, ransom notes and claims that the Russian mafia were forcing the crew to smuggle drugs or guns.

They attempted to smuggle drugs across the border.

The criminal gang was caught trying to smuggle weapons into the country.

He was arrested for attempting to smuggle rare artifacts out of the museum.

The smugglers used a hidden compartment in the truck to smuggle illegal immigrants into the country.

The customs officers are always on the lookout for attempts to smuggle contraband.

She managed to smuggle a small knife past security and into the concert.

The prisoner tried to smuggle a message to his accomplices using secret codes.

The organization was involved in a scheme to smuggle endangered species out of the country.

The authorities have increased security measures to prevent attempts to smuggle illegal goods.

She was caught trying to smuggle a phone into the prison for her boyfriend.

Real-world Examples

Strictly speaking, this is now smuggling.

Source: Bloomberg Businessweek

Customs officials uncovered a plot to smuggle weapons into the country.

Source: Four-level vocabulary frequency weekly plan

" What does it matter if we're smuggling Dark stuff OUT? "

Source: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Suspected migrant smugglers are about to make a drop.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

Valdez said people have been smuggling Cuban cigars into the United States for years.

Source: VOA Standard December 2014 Collection

Timber is smuggled out of Cambodia in boats and trucks.

Source: The Economist - International

Militants, drugs, money, and supplies can easily be smuggled into Afghanistan by way of Pakistan.

Source: Realm of Legends

He was going to admit that he had smuggled me from Azkaban.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

All right, I've smuggled myself in as a spectator.

Source: Yale University Open Course: Death (Audio Version)

Seems the suspected smuggler on a jet ski turned back.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

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