shake down
Example Sentences
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The precedent also encourages plaintiff attorneys to shake down companies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025
In response to the lawsuit last week, Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy’s attorney, Martin D. Singer, accused Oher of repeatedly attempting to shake down the couple for $15 million.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2023
We read what Selin reads — Pushkin, Babel, Freud, Chekhov and, less happily for her, Martin Amis — and watch her ruthlessly shake down her life, comparing it to the lives she encounters in fiction.
From New York Times • May 9, 2022
There was a second session scheduled for Tuesday night, the nearly two hours of track time giving drivers a chance to shake down the “Next Gen” car debuting this season.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 15, 2022
“I smell snow. Remember how, when we were kids we used to look up at the sky and holler, ‘Feather boy, feather boy, shake down some feathers from the sky.’”
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
