Example Sentences

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Prosecutors said Ms Todd expressed on Facebook that a man had been blackmailing her for years.

From BBC • Aug. 8, 2022

He denied that Berman, who was in financial trouble and had been supported by him over the years, had been blackmailing him.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 16, 2021

He denied that Berman, who was was in financial trouble and had been supported by him over the years, had been blackmailing him.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 16, 2021

Sarah says she worked it out just before her husband was outed by someone who had been blackmailing him.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2020

We know he had been blackmailing you, and we know that he was your brother.

From The Grell Mystery by Froest, Frank