smuggle
verb (used with object)
to import or export (goods) secretly, in violation of the law, especially without payment of legal duty.
have smuggled
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present perfectof smuggle.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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In his last days in prison he tried to keep up the spirits of his fellow inmates and managed to have smuggled out an audio message to his mother.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
Indian monk Baba Budan is believed to have smuggled the fabled "seven seeds" out of Yemen around 1600, establishing Indian Arabica cultivars and setting the stage for coffee's global reach today.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 15, 2024
In the 1600s, Indian monk Baba Budan is fabled to have smuggled seven raw coffee beans back to his homeland from Yemen, laying the foundation for coffee’s global takeover.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 15, 2024
Reps for Gutierrez Reed have speculated that a disgruntled crew member might have smuggled the live rounds of ammunition to “prove a point.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2021
Reilly must have smuggled the pirate gimmicks out of the garage the afternoon before.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
