Example Sentences

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Iran said the vessel had been smuggling fuel.

From BBC • Jul. 19, 2019

As someone who had been smuggling contraceptive devices into the U.S. from France since at least 1900, Goldman greatly influenced Sanger’s thinking.

From Salon • Jan. 29, 2017

Goldman had been smuggling contraceptive devices into the United States from France since at least 1900 and greatly influenced Sanger’s thinking.

From Salon • Oct. 27, 2015

Mark Hamill, who played Luke Skywalker in the first three films, admitted that he flunked a Star Wars trivia quiz recently and couldn’t even remember what Han Solo had been smuggling.

From Time • Jul. 11, 2015

It was alleged that we had been smuggling on the coast, which was neither here nor there, as there was no one to prove it.

From Manco, the Peruvian Chief An Englishman's Adventures in the Country of the Incas by Cooper, A.W.