Smuggling is an English word with synonyms like importing or importation. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Smuggling in a sentence
Related words
Smuggling meaning
present participle and gerund of smuggle
Synonyms of Smuggling
Using Smuggling
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of smuggle
- Useful related words include: importing, importation.
- In the example corpus, smuggling often appears in combinations such as: of smuggling, smuggling and, the smuggling.
Context around Smuggling
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 11 start, 9 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Smuggling
- In this selection, "smuggling" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 29.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, drug, anti, gold, drive, gold and uncompetitive stand out and add context to how "smuggling" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a new smuggling dimension may and additionally cfc smuggling is not. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "smuggling" sits close to words such as brewery, collaborate and harold, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with smuggling
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Smuggling, and particularly, gold smuggling, is not a new phenomenon. (10 words)
Additionally, CFC smuggling is not considered a significant issue, so the perceived penalties for smuggling are low. (17 words)
Chowdhury, F. L. 'Smuggling, Tax Structure and The Need for Anti-Smuggling Drive', Fiscal Frontier, vol VI, 2000, Dhaka. (19 words)
Before the era of drug smuggling and human trafficking, smuggling had acquired a kind of nostalgic romanticism, in the vein of Robert Louis Stevenson 's Kidnapped: "Few places on the British coast did not claim to be the haunts of wreckers or mooncussers. (43 words)
The gold smuggling case surfaced when PS Sarith, a former employee of the UAE Consulate in Thiruvananthapuram, was arrested by the Customs on July 5 when he was allegedly facilitating the smuggling of 30 kg gold in diplomatic baggage from Dubai. (41 words)
The draconian law on migrant smuggling that the EU pushed has hit not just cross-border human smuggling but all sorts of cross-country transport, and it has involved Niger’s authorities selectively targeting members of certain ethnic groups. (39 words)
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She'd been arrested for drug smuggling twice but this time she was mostly storing rather than smuggling so they let her goDon't Like Ads? (26 words)
Example sentences (20)
Therefore, government needs to upscale its anti-smuggling drive so that seizures (the taking possession of person or property by legal process) can add to the cost of smuggling and thus render smuggling uncompetitive.
Notwithstanding the progress that has been made in tackling smuggling over the years, vehicle smuggling remains a challenge the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) is doing its utmost to confront.
Smuggling, and particularly, gold smuggling, is not a new phenomenon.
Incorporating smuggling crimes in immigration laws severs the link between smuggling and organised crime, encouraging criminalisation of the migrant rather than the smuggler.
The gold smuggling case surfaced when PS Sarith, a former employee of the UAE Consulate in Thiruvananthapuram, was arrested by the Customs on July 5 when he was allegedly facilitating the smuggling of 30 kg gold in diplomatic baggage from Dubai.
Beyond this, however, is the fact that while government appears to have taken the fight to the doorsteps of the smugglers, a new smuggling dimension may have resonated with smugglers now diverting to pineapple smuggling businesses.
Other gains are the curbing of arms smuggling for terrorism and banditry, reduction in the smuggling of goods and illicit drugs, along with reduction in illegal immigration.
The draconian law on migrant smuggling that the EU pushed has hit not just cross-border human smuggling but all sorts of cross-country transport, and it has involved Niger’s authorities selectively targeting members of certain ethnic groups.
Ever since the July 9, 2017 Camp Street prison fire, which resulted in prisoners being transported to several jails countrywide, the smuggling and attempted smuggling of contraband has become prevalent.
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She'd been arrested for drug smuggling twice but this time she was mostly storing rather than smuggling so they let her goDon't Like Ads?
Sommai, the head honcho of Thailand’s fight against drug smuggling, also said that Bangkok and Putrajaya had long and well-established cooperation in the fight against drug syndicates and drug smuggling.
Additionally, CFC smuggling is not considered a significant issue, so the perceived penalties for smuggling are low.
Before the era of drug smuggling and human trafficking, smuggling had acquired a kind of nostalgic romanticism, in the vein of Robert Louis Stevenson 's Kidnapped: "Few places on the British coast did not claim to be the haunts of wreckers or mooncussers.
Chowdhury, F. L. 'Smuggling, Tax Structure and The Need for Anti-Smuggling Drive', Fiscal Frontier, vol VI, 2000, Dhaka.
Cover of the 1915 edition of Doctor Syn: A Smuggler Tale of the Romney Marsh This list of smuggling in fiction includes works of fiction (in both prose and poetry) where smuggling is a prominent theme.
In contrast, Faizul Latif Chowdhury, in 1999, suggested a production-substituting model of smuggling in which price disparity due to cost of supply is critically important as an incentive for smuggling.
Parliament hoped that the new system would reduce smuggling and generate revenue for the government.sfn Colonial merchants, even those not involved in smuggling, found the new regulations oppressive.
Police could not press assault charges because the suspect had diplomatic immunity. citation Drug smuggling Diplomats and officials involved in drug smuggling have benefited from diplomatic immunity.
Smuggling is often associated with efforts by authorities to prevent the importation of certain contraband items or non-taxed goods; however, there has also been smuggling based on illegally exporting goods.
Common combinations with smuggling
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of smuggling 22×
- smuggling and 17×
- the smuggling 16×
- smuggling of 16×
- human smuggling 12×
- drug smuggling 11×
- in smuggling 9×
- and smuggling 9×
- gold smuggling 8×
- for smuggling 8×