Blackmail

//ˈblækˌmeɪl//

"Blackmail" in a Sentence (11 examples)

The victim of blackmail has been paying hush money for years, but now he realizes it is foolish, and has decided not to pay a red cent more.

Whole systems have sunk into chaos or revolution, because greedy politicians were mired in corruption and blackmail with their people suffering the while.

That's blackmail.

Do not blackmail me.

This is blackmail.

Is this blackmail?

Does that sound like blackmail to you, Tom?

Are you trying to blackmail me?

Is the lady trying to blackmail me?

Emotional blackmail is an immoral way of getting people to do what you want them to.

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He blackmailed a businesswoman by threatening to expose an alleged fraud.

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