extort
Example Sentences
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A New York woman admitted to defrauding Wesley Edens, a co-founder of Fortress Investment Group and co-owner of the Milwaukee Bucks, resolving allegations that she had extorted the billionaire and swindled two other men.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
The court found that the girl’s mother extorted thousands of dollars from Franco.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026
He has effectively extorted $1 billion in free legal services from law firms based on baseless legal claims and tens of millions of dollars from media companies based on wholly meritless lawsuits.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2025
The relationships, Canter said, make Ernst vulnerable to being extorted if people learned of them and could give someone undue influence over her.
From Salon ● Mar. 4, 2025
Elections were set aside, or heavy sums were extorted for their confirmation, while the country was drained of money by the exaction of tenths and the sale of indulgences.
From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II by Henry Charles Lea
