was blackmailing
- past progressive 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
Granda also pushed back on allegations that he was blackmailing the couple.
From Fox News ● Aug. 26, 2020
Maintaining the couple’s innocence, Mr. Chrisley said a former employee who had been fired for stealing “big time” was seeking revenge and was blackmailing the family.
From New York Times ● Aug. 15, 2019
Some took more advantage than others of this service, indeed at one time my bank manager thought Liam was blackmailing me.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 2, 2019
My belief, however, is that he was blackmailing the native villages along the coast.
From Lord Jim by Conrad, Joseph
