Example Sentences

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Perhaps the group’s biggest win was extracting concessions from ice cream maker Ben & Jerry’s in 2015.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 28, 2020

The primary purpose of these administrative capitals was extracting taxes and other wealth from the local areas and funneling them back to Rome, but they also served as genuine cultural centers.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020

It happened April 20, 2010, on the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig, which was extracting oil for BP.

From Washington Times • Dec. 23, 2019

To plug the gap, the company was extracting greater sums of money from its suppliers.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2018

He wasn’t just delivering intimidation, he was extracting something.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman