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Get to know Extortionately better with 2 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like exorbitantly.

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Extortionately | Extortionate

Extortionately meaning

In an extortionate manner; in a manner that greatly exceeds what is reasonable or moderate.

Synonyms of Extortionately

exorbitantly usuriously

Using Extortionately

  • The main meaning on this page is: In an extortionate manner; in a manner that greatly exceeds what is reasonable or moderate.
  • Useful related words include: exorbitantly, usuriously.
  • In the example corpus, extortionately often appears in combinations such as: so extortionately.

Context around Extortionately

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

high 1× priced 1×

Sentence patterns with Extortionately

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

is so extortionately high because 1× was so extortionately priced that 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

there are families 1×

Common sentence endings:

the school budget 1× to foreign investors 1×

Words around Extortionately

Just before it in the word index:

extortionate 32 extortionary 2 extortion 294 extorting 50 extorted 47 extort 90

Just after it in the word index:

extortionist 8 extortionists 9 extortions 6 extorts 2 extra 8.862 extrabiblical 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

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

Corpus analysis for Extortionately

  • In this selection, "extortionately" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, high and priced stand out and add context to how "extortionately" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include is so extortionately high because and was so extortionately priced that. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "extortionately" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with extortionately

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

It was so extortionately priced that I believe it to have been responsible for collecting 90 percent of the school budget. (21 words)

There are families facing homelessness despite both parents working full time because rent is so extortionately high because entire housing estates were sold to foreign investors. (26 words)

Longer example sentences

There are families facing homelessness despite both parents working full time because rent is so extortionately high because entire housing estates were sold to foreign investors. (26 words)

It was so extortionately priced that I believe it to have been responsible for collecting 90 percent of the school budget. (21 words)

Example sentences (2)

There are families facing homelessness despite both parents working full time because rent is so extortionately high because entire housing estates were sold to foreign investors.

It was so extortionately priced that I believe it to have been responsible for collecting 90 percent of the school budget.

Common combinations with extortionately

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • so extortionately 2×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "extortionately" in a sentence?
An example: "There are families facing homelessness despite both parents working full time because rent is so extortionately high because entire housing estates were sold to foreign investors." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "extortionately" from authentic English texts.
What does "extortionately" mean?
Extortionately means: In an extortionate manner; in a manner that greatly exceeds what is reasonable or moderate.
What are synonyms of "extortionately"?
Common synonyms of "extortionately" include: exorbitantly, usuriously.
How many example sentences with "extortionately" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "extortionately", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.