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Shakedown in a sentence

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Shakedown meaning

  1. Extortion, especially through blackmail
  2. A thorough search; a frisk
  3. A trial or test period, especially of a ship or aircraft.

Synonyms of Shakedown

adjustment accommodation fitting search hunt hunting extortion

Related words

Other words often associated with Shakedown or its synonyms:

advance betterment improvement modification activity alteration adaption appurtenance author investigating look help

Using Shakedown

  • The main meaning on this page is: Extortion, especially through blackmail | A thorough search; a frisk | A trial or test period, especially of a ship or aircraft.
  • Useful related words include: adjustment, accommodation, fitting, search.
  • In the example corpus, shakedown often appears in combinations such as: shakedown or, shakedown event, shakedown operation.

Context around Shakedown

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 10 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

sidecar 1× few 1× secret 1× full 1× presidential 1× vaping 1× cash 1×

Often after:

event 2× runs 2× operation 1× laps 1× too 1× mode 1× perhaps 1× perry 1× street 1× demands 1×

Sentence patterns with Shakedown

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

a shakedown at the 1× at shakedown too weinraub 1× called a shakedown or a 1× campaign cash shakedown during 1× clearly a shakedown operation to 1× considered a shakedown perhaps even 1× first few shakedown laps in 1× in a shakedown event last 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a shakedown at 1× at shakedown too 1× charles leclerc claims 1× horner was at 1× however the new 1× however the turkish 1×

Common sentence endings:

according to harris 1× adjustment is imposed 1× at 2 45pm 1× cash shakedown during 1× event last week 1× funding for nan 1×

Words around Shakedown

Just before it in the word index:

shaked 32 shakealertla 2 shake 1.364 shakawe 2 shakati 2 shakarpur 2

Just after it in the word index:

shakedowns 8 shakeel 20 shakeela 2 shakeem 2 shakema 2 shaken 521

Similar in corpus frequency:

aapi 29 aarey 29 aberdare 29 academician 29 acquaint 29 actuaries 29

Corpus analysis for Shakedown

  • In this selection, "shakedown" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, sidecar, few, secret, event, runs and operation stand out and add context to how "shakedown" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a shakedown at the and at shakedown too weinraub. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "shakedown" sits close to words such as aapi, aarey and aberdare, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with shakedown

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

Mayor denies campaign cash shakedown during. (6 words)

That could be considered a shakedown, perhaps even prosecuted as extortion. (11 words)

Sometimes this is combined with the shakedown or even the maiden voyage. (12 words)

Longer example sentences

Sharpton has used what Peter Flaherty, president of the National Legal and Policy Center in Virginia, a corporate watchdog, said was “quite clearly a shakedown operation” to secure corporate funding for NAN. (32 words)

In parallel, the IMF vulture would embark on full shakedown mode and finally “forgive” some of Beirut’s debts as long as a harsh variation of “structural adjustment” is imposed. (30 words)

Local organizations like Shakedown Street and The Old Goat provide donations, as do name organizations around the state such as the Detroit Red Wings and Detroit Pistons, according to Harris. (30 words)

Example sentences (20)

If this was in the private sector, this would be called a shakedown, or a shakedown by organized crime,” said Assemblyman Hal Wirths, R-Sussex.

However, the new design was spotted at Silverstone in a shakedown event last week.

Other than that, this is a shakedown of the mentally ill and those with historic guilt.

Sharpton has used what Peter Flaherty, president of the National Legal and Policy Center in Virginia, a corporate watchdog, said was “quite clearly a shakedown operation” to secure corporate funding for NAN.

The pair have already been on their shakedown runs, ahead of the event stages starting Thursday evening, placing second overall.

The sidecar shakedown will follow at 2pm before the RL360 Superstock Race at 2:45pm.

Charles Leclerc claims he got a better feeling from his first few shakedown laps in the SF-24 than he did in last year's F1 car.

Horner was at Red Bull’s secret shakedown event at Silverstone on Tuesday.

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At Shakedown, too, Weinraub was not an interloper: she was part of that world, and proud of it.

In parallel, the IMF vulture would embark on full shakedown mode and finally “forgive” some of Beirut’s debts as long as a harsh variation of “structural adjustment” is imposed.

That could be considered a shakedown, perhaps even prosecuted as extortion.

The rough transcript makes no mention of Perry's gas agenda, but in the wake of the presidential shakedown, Perry pressed ahead.

A shakedown at the Escambia County (AL) Detention Center in Brewton turned up a long list of contraband.

It appears menthol cigarettes were caught up as the vice-to-be-named later in Tall Deval’s recent vaping shakedown.

Local organizations like Shakedown Street and The Old Goat provide donations, as do name organizations around the state such as the Detroit Red Wings and Detroit Pistons, according to Harris.

However, the Turkish President seemed to keep the hope alive that the Saudis will eventually meet his shakedown demands by not making public all of his secretly collected evidence.

Mayor denies campaign cash shakedown during.

On the one hand, I can easily believe there was a shakedown going on.

Sometimes this is combined with the shakedown or even the maiden voyage.

Koenigsegg controls and uses the former military runway for shakedown runs of production cars and high speed testing.

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Common combinations with shakedown

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "shakedown" in a sentence?
An example: "If this was in the private sector, this would be called a shakedown, or a shakedown by organized crime,” said Assemblyman Hal Wirths, R-Sussex." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "shakedown" from authentic English texts.
What does "shakedown" mean?
Shakedown means: Extortion, especially through blackmail
What are synonyms of "shakedown"?
Common synonyms of "shakedown" include: adjustment, accommodation, fitting, search, hunt, hunting, extortion.
How many example sentences with "shakedown" are there?
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