Words similar to extortion

Example sentences for: extortion

How can you use “extortion” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Most people don't want to vote for a party that constantly succumbs to extortion from an extreme faction.
But the paper carries this rejoinder from an ACLU staffer: "The Constitution has never been found to protect extortion: someone saying they'll break your windows every day or someone stationing a thug outside your business."
The war on tobacco offers the most telling example of this sort of extralegal extortion.
Rockefeller extended this sanction to collusion, secret agreements, corporate spying, bribery, and extortion.
The stubborn aristocracy and high clergy were anxious to protect their ancient privileges; a burgeoning bourgeoisie longed for reforms that would give them greater opportunity; the peasantry was no longer prepared to bear the burden of feudal extortion; and a growing urban populace of artisans groaned under intolerable hardships.