Sentence examples for prey to extortion from inspiring English sources

Too often prisoners fall prey to extortion and bullying.

Furthermore, firms in the underground economy are prey to extortion by criminal gangs, as well as to fleecing by corrupt municipal authorities.

MEL MINTHORN GAIL MINTHORN Wilton, Conn., Aug. 1, 2011 To the Editor: Re "The President Surrenders," by Paul Krugman (column, Aug. 1): The deal to increase the debt ceiling has conclusively shown that President Obama is easy prey to extortion exacted by the Republican leadership.

"Let us not fall prey to rumors".

And don't fall prey to hysteria.

Yet it risks falling prey to hubris.

The countryside was prey to marauding peasants.

Collins is prey to a guilty secret.

Most of us fall prey to caricature.

I fall prey to whatever they have.

SOME converts fall prey to zealotry.