Thesaurus / extort
EXAMPLE SENTENCES FROM THE WEB
In the middle of the year, a swelling wave of cryptocurrency scams invoked the coronavirus to extort or blackmail people.
HERE'S HOW SHOPPING SCAMS ON FACEBOOK ARE RIPPING OFF THOUSANDS OF CUSTOMERS, WITH THE MONEY FLOWING OVERSEASANDREW R. CHOWDECEMBER 19, 2020TIME
Falwell claims Liberty damaged his reputation, alleging the university accepted without verifying what he called false statements made by a man who had an affair with Falwell’s wife and attempted to extort the couple, according to the complaint.
JERRY FALWELL JR. SUES LIBERTY UNIVERSITY, SAYS SCHOOL DAMAGED HIS REPUTATIONSUSAN SVRLUGA, SARAH PULLIAM BAILEYOCTOBER 29, 2020WASHINGTON POST
In discussions monitored by the FBI, the hackers said they had hoped to extort $4 million from Tesla via the plot.
THE FBI BROKE UP A RUSSIAN HACKER PLOT TO EXTORT MILLIONS FROM TESLAAARON PRESSMANAUGUST 28, 2020FORTUNE
One day some commissioners called at her cell, hoping to extort from her the secret of her husband's retreat.
MADAME ROLAND, MAKERS OF HISTORYJOHN S. C. ABBOTT
In reality, Alleyn wanted to extort a larger rental than £14 for the property, which had greatly increased in value.
SHAKESPEAREAN PLAYHOUSESJOSEPH QUINCY ADAMS
His prisoners were tied up and beaten with naked cutlasses in order to extort information about their concealed hoards.
THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND FROM THE ACCESSION OF JAMES II.THOMAS BABINGTON MACAULAY
But as it was, the lady had sufficient power to extort a promise that I would devote myself to the work.
PAPERS FROM OVERLOOK-HOUSECASPER ALMORE
Besides, how could he be sure that Billy would not play upon his fears to extort further sums?
ERIC, OR LITTLE BY LITTLEFREDERIC W. FARRAR
He had thought very fast, and he had determined that no bribe and no threat should extort a word of information from him.
SEVENOAKSJ. G. HOLLAND
This sum was given to her in three payments of 7s., and out of this guinea Mary Bateman had the inhumanity to extort 18s.
YORKSHIRE ODDITIES, INCIDENTS AND STRANGE EVENTSS. BARING-GOULD
WORDS RELATED TO EXTORT
- accomplish
- administer
- administrate
- apply
- carry out
- coerce
- commandeer
- compel
- constrain
- crack down
- demand
- dictate
- discharge
- dragoon
- drive
- effect
- egg on
- emphasize
- exact
- execute
- exert
- expect
- extort
- force upon
- fortify
- fulfill
- goad
- hound
- impel
- implement
- impose
- incite
- insist on
- invoke
- lash
- lean on
- make
- necessitate
- oblige
- perform
- press
- prosecute
- put into effect
- put screws to
- reinforce
- require
- sanction
- spur
- strain
- stress
- strong-arm
- support
- urge
- whip
- wrest
- accomplish
- administer
- administrate
- apply
- carry out
- coerce
- commandeer
- compel
- constrain
- crack down
- demand
- dictate
- discharge
- dragoon
- drive
- effect
- egg on
- emphasize
- exact
- execute
- exert
- expect
- extort
- force upon
- fortify
- fulfill
- goad
- hound
- impel
- implement
- impose
- incite
- insist on
- invoke
- lash
- lean on
- make
- necessitate
- oblige
- perform
- press
- prosecute
- put into effect
- put screws to
- reinforce
- require
- sanction
- spur
- strain
- stress
- strong-arm
- support
- urge
- whip
- wrest
- accomplish
- administer
- administrate
- apply
- carry out
- coerce
- commandeer
- compel
- constrain
- crack down
- demand
- dictate
- discharge
- dragoon
- drive
- effect
- egg on
- emphasize
- exact
- execute
- exert
- expect
- extort
- force upon
- fortify
- fulfill
- goad
- hound
- impel
- implement
- impose
- incite
- insist on
- invoke
- lash
- lean on
- make
- necessitate
- oblige
- perform
- press
- prosecute
- put into effect
- put screws to
- reinforce
- require
- sanction
- spur
- strain
- stress
- strong-arm
- support
- urge
- whip
- wrest
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