Sentence examples for mild extortion from inspiring English sources

The devolution of powers to Scotland has been a mild extortion racket; and elsewhere the flow has gone to Westminster rather than away from it.

The Houthi-Saleh alliance, which the panel described as a "a new hybrid armed group," has been largely financed by seized state assets, taxes on produce like the mild stimulant khat, extortion, and the accumulated wealth of Saleh and his family.

Such extortion may be commonplace during grand prix week in Monaco, but Indianapolis, despite looking its best during the recent mild weather, is hardly Monte Carlo.

Sounds more like extortion.

There's no extortion.

Official extortion erodes trust.

Extortion, the team said.

The extortion stopped.

My husband calls it extortion".

Thefts and extortion are rampant.

We do not do extortion.