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"I think I have him under a screw that will extort from him whatever you wish," replied the hopeful youth.

From Valeria The Martyr of the Catacombs by Withrow, William Henry

No: you know, and must know, that he who extorts from three provinces will extort from twenty, if there are twenty.

From The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 10 (of 12) by Burke, Edmund

Indeed there are a sort of these narrow-eyed decypherers, I confess, that will extort strange and abstruse meanings out of any subject, be it never so conspicuous and innocently delivered.

From Every Man out of His Humour by Jonson, Ben

When acting, nothing will extort a smile from him.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 61, No. 376, February, 1847 by Various

"You will extort the sympathetic admiration of your compatriots."

From Mr. Claghorn's Daughter by Trent, Hilary