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Extortionary in a sentence

Extortionary meaning

Of, relating to, or typical of extortion; extortionate.

Using Extortionary

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of, relating to, or typical of extortion; extortionate.

Context around Extortionary

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 0 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

corruption 1×

Sentence patterns with Extortionary

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

shows that extortionary corruption on 1× while extortionary zd strategies 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

new research shows 1× while extortionary zd 1×

Common sentence endings:

regulations to business 1× stable and robust 1×

Words around Extortionary

Just before it in the word index:

extortion 294 extorting 50 extorted 47 extort 90 exton 7 extols 13

Just after it in the word index:

extortionate 32 extortionately 2 extortionist 8 extortionists 9 extortions 6 extorts 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Extortionary

  • In this selection, "extortionary" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, corruption stand out and add context to how "extortionary" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include shows that extortionary corruption on and while extortionary zd strategies. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "extortionary" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with extortionary

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

While extortionary ZD strategies are not stable in large populations, another ZD class called "generous" strategies is both stable and robust. (21 words)

New research shows that 'extortionary' corruption on the part of factory inspectors in India is helping to drive up the cost of the country's labour regulations to business. (29 words)

Longer example sentences

New research shows that 'extortionary' corruption on the part of factory inspectors in India is helping to drive up the cost of the country's labour regulations to business. (29 words)

While extortionary ZD strategies are not stable in large populations, another ZD class called "generous" strategies is both stable and robust. (21 words)

Example sentences (2)

New research shows that 'extortionary' corruption on the part of factory inspectors in India is helping to drive up the cost of the country's labour regulations to business.

While extortionary ZD strategies are not stable in large populations, another ZD class called "generous" strategies is both stable and robust.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "extortionary" in a sentence?
An example: "New research shows that 'extortionary' corruption on the part of factory inspectors in India is helping to drive up the cost of the country's labour regulations to business." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "extortionary" from authentic English texts.
What does "extortionary" mean?
Extortionary means: Of, relating to, or typical of extortion; extortionate.
How many example sentences with "extortionary" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "extortionary", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.