extortionate

Example Sentences

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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

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

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

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

From Salon • Dec. 18, 2025

Fans' group Football Supporters Europe has said it is "astonished" by Fifa's "extortionate" pricing strategy.

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2025

I paid him an extortionate sum, and came away with a duplicate poodle, a canine counterfeit which I hoped to pass off at Shuturgarden as the long-lost Bingo.

From The Black Poodle And Other Tales by Anstey, F.