extortionate

Example Sentences

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"We haven't hit rubbish from the nineties and noughties, so that's going to be extortionate amounts," he said.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 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

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

Oh, I meant to pay sometime, when I was ready; but the fellow transferred the debt to a man at Winnipeg, who has sent me a curt demand with an extortionate bill of expenses.

From Harding of Allenwood by Bindloss, Harold