It was borne upon them that this exorbitance, a strange incident in their own lives, was to these others a daily occurrence.
"The Furnace"
Rose Macaulay
Do not forget that by what I might almost describe as the exorbitance of your demands you have gained more freedom than any other priest in England.
"The Altar Steps"
Compton MacKenzie
The publication of the letters was done without order, but I believe with good intent, in the hope that the vehemence and exorbitance of some precise Puritans in our State should thereby be checked.
"The Life of John of Barneveld, 1609-15, Volume I."
John Lothrop Motley Last Updated: February 7, 2009