Example Sentences

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He insists he was “relieved”, but he spent “millions” over the years trying to keep it a secret when people were blackmailing him with exposure.

From The Guardian • Jun. 20, 2016

He said the self-directed smear campaign also was an attempt to try and disrupt those who were blackmailing him.

From Washington Times • Aug. 17, 2015

The ice was perilously thin, for the lady is a high-spirited woman of ideals and I had to be careful to word my language so that it would not appear as though she were blackmailing.

From The Secrets of the German War Office by Graves, Dr. Armgaard Karl