} Meaning of EXTORT in a Sentence - Words In Sentences

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Meaning of EXTORT in a Sentence

by wordsmith · Published August 8, 2016 · Updated January 23, 2019

Definition: to take from an individual who doesn’t want to give

Part of Speech: Verb

Synonym(s): force, extract, demand

Antonym(s): surrender, give, offer

Example Sentences:

1. The blackmailer hopes to extort money from the rich banker.

2. When Peter was fired for no reason, he tried to extort money from his former manager by threatening to disclose the man’s extramarital affair.

3. The woman was arrested when she tried to extort money from the popular entertainer.

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