extort

Example Sentences

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There in Africa, smugglers link up with al Qaeda-affiliated groups that escort the cargoes north and extort payments from the overland convoys, said current and former rebel leaders in northern Mali.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025

The email from Galda “transparently reflects an attempt to extort and solicit a bribe,” the complaint alleged.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 3, 2025

They can certainly extort a painful price from the world while trying to, and the full reckoning may be more than we can bear.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2025

Tacopina spent his closing argument tearing into Ephron’s credibility, calling him “the worst witness in the history of American jurisprudence,” who only cooperated with police to extort his superstar former friend.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2025

But again he didn’t comply, evidently determined to extort money and obstruct justice.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann