How to Use contraband in a Sentence

contraband

noun

• The border police searched the car for drugs and other contraband.
• But the teen's lawyer argued that no evidence of contraband was found.
  — Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 17 July 2024
• And police could no longer use the odor of cannabis as a reason for searching someone’s car for contraband.
  — Frank Miles, Fox News, 5 Apr. 2021
• In many cases, police use the smell of burning cannabis to initiate traffic stops that can turn up contraband.
  — William Lee, chicagotribune.com, 15 Apr. 2021
• There was no odor of contraband, but the scent of Opening-Day optimism was potent.
  — Steve Rubenstein, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Apr. 2021
• The fear is that an embrace would allow visitors to pass contraband items — drugs, weapons, electronics — to the youth.
  — Rob Mentzer, Star Tribune, 26 Apr. 2021
• No contraband was found in Montero’s car and he was not issued a citation, according to the lawsuit.
  — Doha Madani, NBC News, 14 Apr. 2021
• Black motorists also were more likely to be searched, yet less likely than white people to be found with contraband, according to bureau reports.
  — oregonlive, 30 Apr. 2021
• Collectively, officers found contraband at a lower rate among those searches than in searches of white drivers.
  — New York Times, 17 Apr. 2021
• The contraband is believed to be coming from households in neighborhoods south and west of City Hall, Sele said.
  — Tim Harlow, Star Tribune, 13 Apr. 2021
• As a result, the pointing of firearms may occur with other actions, like property being seized, cars being impounded or the use of police dogs to search for evidence or contraband.
  — Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2021
• Police seized the contraband and sent the man, 22, of Erie, Pa., on his way.
  — cleveland, 17 Aug. 2022
• The contraband are all over the United States, the agency said.
  — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2021
• The contraband was not in plain sight and the officer asked if the nursing staff could search the patient.
  — Joan Rusek, cleveland, 18 Aug. 2023
• She was found to be in possession of a contraband cell phone.
  — Carol Robinson | [e-mail], al, 30 Aug. 2023
• The clear designs are meant to prevent the tablets from being used to store contraband or weapons.
  — Gabrielle Caplan, WIRED, 6 May 2024
• The detainee then took the contraband on a bus back to Rikers Island.
  — Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 16 May 2024
• However, a search of the Dodge didn’t yield any contraband.
  — John Benson, cleveland, 5 May 2021
• Officials say the drones have been used to drop contraband.
  — Michael Brice-Saddler, Washington Post, 30 June 2023
• Cheaters have been caught sneaking off to the bathroom to check moves on contraband smartphones.
  — Matt Pearce, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2022
• Better like fights and, and suicides and contraband use.
  — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 14 July 2022
• All contraband that customs agents are trained to catch.
  — Lauren McCarthy, BostonGlobe.com, 10 May 2023
• She was imaged by X-ray; the images showed no contraband.
  — Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024
• The trooper found two traps used to conceal contraband in the floorboard, the affidavit says.
  — Stephanie Gosk, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2022
• During the long, long months when Russian forces were in charge, the national flag was contraband.
  — Hanna Arhirova, ajc, 13 Nov. 2022
• The state’s policy for 50 years was to open legal mail in the presence of the inmate to inspect it for contraband, the lawsuit said.
  — Dylan Lovan, The Courier-Journal, 28 Oct. 2021
• One of those inmates took notes, and recorded Garcia Luna with a contraband cell phone, the judge wrote.
  — John Annese, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2024
• Hamm said most of the contraband is thrown over the perimeter fences and the ADOC does not have the personnel to adequately prevent that.
  — Mike Cason | [e-mail], al, 22 Feb. 2023
• Macauley, 41, enlisted a group of friends who were local drug dealers to sell the contraband.
  — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 15 May 2024
• What not to do No tents, alcohol, drones, pets, or contraband (weapons, knives, etc.) will be allowed.
  — Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 24 June 2024

Last Updated: 24 Oct 2024