Sentence examples for to extort from inspiring English sources
The phrase "to extort" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts involving illegal or unethical obtaining of money, goods, or services through coercion or threats. Example: "The criminal was arrested for attempting to extort money from local businesses by threatening to damage their property."
Dictionary
to extort
verb
To wrest from an unwilling person by physical force, menace, duress, torture, or any undue or illegal exercise of power or ingenuity; to wrench away (from); to tear away; to wring (from); to exact; as, to extort contributions from the vanquished; to extort confessions of guilt; to extort a promise; to extort payment of a debt.
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