blackmail

How To Use blackmail In A Sentence

• She's using her police connections to blackmail money out of me.
• I had never heard of Susan Ivy, suspected it was the alias my blackmailer used on his account. Miracles, Inc.
• In the ensuing litigation, this was portrayed as blackmail - a serious offence that has a maximum prison term of 14 years.
• His mother Jacqueline resorted to emotional blackmail to try to make him stop.
• The threat of all Darlington Catholics voting against him was the most astute piece of political blackmail I have ever seen.
• Next thing you know, she's on "The Today Show" calling the blackmailer's bluff by tearfully going public with the pictures. CNN Transcript Jul 14, 2007
• In other words, we can't afford to properly police copyright laws so we'll try and use emotional blackmail to keep people in line.
• Mother wouldn't hesitate to blackmail someone for money.
• He had film in there to blackmail a whole battalion of US military officers. BLACK EAGLES
• The resulting film, Blackmail, was begun as a silent and then in large part reshot to take advantage of the new sound technology.