extort
had extorted
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past perfectof extort.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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He added a state official had extorted money at the agriculture ministry from 2020 to 2023, Reuters reported.
From BBC ● Nov. 23, 2023
Asked whether he had contacted any law enforcement authorities with the allegation that Bloom had extorted his client, Kaufman said: “I can’t comment on the existence or nonexistence of any law enforcement investigation.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2022
Defense attorney John Colette denied that Epps had extorted bribes from contractors, despite testimony from other defendants.
From Seattle Times ● May 24, 2017
Sheen claimed that people who knew his HIV-positive status had extorted money from him to keep it a secret.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 17, 2015
James the First had extorted a revenue from the tobacco of Virginia by an arbitrary resort to his prerogative, and in violation of the charter.
From History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia by Charles Campbell
