blackmailing
- present participle of blackmail.
Example Sentences
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Bondi is under fire after she said last week there was no evidence Epstein kept a "client list" or was blackmailing powerful figures.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2025
Epstein conspiracists go way beyond this, however, insisting there’s a “client list” Epstein kept with detailed notes about who he was blackmailing and for what.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2025
She accused him of blackmailing and bullying school district leaders who supported the proposal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2023
“What We Do Next” is a three-person chamber drama that takes the scheming and blackmailing of political thrillers like “House of Cards” and shapes them into something like a morality play.
From New York Times ● Mar. 2, 2023
My mom was essentially blackmailing me into being a good feminist and following my heart.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
