How to use "extort" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "extort" in popular movie and book plots

  • Poirot realizes she probably saw the murderer coming out of Linnet's cabin and attempted to extort money in return for her silence.  - Death on the Nile (1978 film)
  • Angier and Cutter kidnap Fallon and extort from Borden his codeword "Tesla," which Borden claims is also his secret.  - The Prestige (film)
  • They threaten Will with a copy of the tape of his being raped (edited to look like amateur porn) and begin to extort him.  - Vulgar (film)
  • Needing to pay the mayor of Seven Corners $10,000, Morris attempts to extort The Kid - by threatening to take full ownership of Glam Slam.  - Graffiti Bridge (film)
  • However, the Thénardiers continue to extort more money from Valjean and Fantine on the pretence of Fantine's daughter being ill.  - Les Misérables (1998 film)
  • The ferret and the badger both vow to extort revenge, each declaring the other to be his mortal enemy.  - Outcast of Redwall
  • The terrorists plan to extort theS.  - The Mafat Conspiracy
  • They extort $150,000 in cash from a supermarket manager by holding his wife and daughter hostage.  - Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry
  • On the way to extort money from a widow, the Summoner encounters a yeoman who is apparently down on his luck.  - The Friar's Tale
  • The old miser seems utterly aghast at the possibility that it might be a kidnapping whose object would be to extort his wealth.  - The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter
  • She stays for the adventure and revenge against her father, suggesting that they extort a huge ransom.  - A Life Less Ordinary
  • They want to extort money from Louis by threatening to reveal that he's an escaped convict.  - À Nous la Liberté
  • The two thieves thwart the dacoits sent by Gabbar to extort the villagers.  - Sholay
  • He was actually at Carey’s cabin to extort hush money from him.  - The Adventure of Black Peter
  • Makoto manages to extort the government into showing baseball games without cutting away for commercials.  - Taiyō o Nusunda Otoko
  • After Chris confesses that he is married, Johnny convinces Kitty to pursue a relationship in order to extort money from Chris.  - Scarlet Street

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