How to use "illicit" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "illicit" in popular movie and book plots

  • By the year 1994, time travel has been developed and is used for illicit purposes.  - Timecop
  • The climax comes when Lucius rides the horse (named Coppermine, but called Lightning by Ned) in an illicit race.  - The Reivers
  • The investigation reveals Rebecca's secret visit to a London doctor (Leo Carroll), which Favell assumes was due to her illicit pregnancy.  - Rebecca (1940 film)
  • The young girl is raised on her own at the estate, treated as a shameful product of the illicit affair.  - Bangkok Hilton
  • The school's headmaster is somehow informed about the illicit affair — it is implied that the culprit is Bangs.  - Notes on a Scandal
  • They meet for a final time, and have sex with an intimacy that has been missing during the illicit sex sessions of their previous encounters.  - Intimacy (film)
  • Sir Robert made his fortune with that illicit money, and mrs Cheveley has the letter to prove his crime.  - An Ideal Husband
  • Senator Tassoni is a veteran of Garibaldi's Redshirts, a close friend and confidant of Tancredi, and former illicit lover of Angelica.  - The Leopard
  • They formulate a plan to meet and trap them when they negotiate a deal to deliver the illicit goods.  - Three Men and a Baby
  • With the Tuggle and Newcomer murder cases solved, the authorities dismantle Harcourt's illicit scheme.  - Alien Nation (film)
  • Using them to make dangerous illicit opium runs up the China coast, he made even greater profits.  - Tai-Pan (novel)
  • Their son Esplandián is the result of this one illicit meeting.  - Amadís de Gaula
  • Jacky recognises Henry immediately and Margaret learns that many years previously, Henry had had an illicit affair with her.  - Howards End (film)
  • In fact they had illicit drugs on them and did not want to be found out.  - I, the Jury
  • Gekko physically assaults Bud as he berates him for his role with Bluestar and accuses him of ingratitude for several of their illicit trades.  - Wall Street (1987 film)
  • The supply of gunpowder was theoretically controlled by the government, but it was easily obtained from illicit sources.  - Gunpowder Plot

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