extortionate

Example Sentences

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A mum-of-two has said the choice of food in Guernsey to meet her family's gluten-free dietary needs is "limited" and the prices "extortionate".

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino, who had called the CK Hutchison contract "extortionate," last week said the canal will continue operating "without disruption."

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

Infantino's comments were his first public remarks since the ticketing furore erupted earlier this month, with fan groups branding ticket prices as "extortionate" and "astronomical".

From Barron's • Dec. 29, 2025

Bonnie told him she’d said something about the extortionate cost of film rent: “I thought, ‘Oh, Bonnie!’”

From Salon • Dec. 18, 2025

By the time the tea was made, Miser Farebrother had completed the removal of the goods, and had settled with the driver, after a good deal of grumbling at the extortionate demand.

From Miser Farebrother, Volume I (of 3) A Novel by Farjeon, Benjamin Leopold