BLACKMAIL in a Sentence

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Example sentences for BLACKMAIL, such as:

1. He was blackmailed by an enemy agent.
2. He is the king of all the blackmailers.
3. No doubt his blackmailing case is absorbing all his faculties.
4. Apparently bribery and blackmail is legal if you work for Congress.
5. He is known to have held papers which he used for blackmailing purposes.

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 Meanings and Examples of BLACKMAIL
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
blackmail
 n.  extortion of money or value from person by threat of exposing a criminal act or discreditable information
Classic Sentence:
1  I employed a delicate system of blackmail on a friend in Washington who is quite high in the councils of the Federal government.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVI
2  At the present instant one of the most revered names in England is being besmirched by a blackmailer, and only I can stop a disastrous scandal.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 5. Three Broken Threads
3  No doubt his blackmailing case is absorbing all his faculties.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 10. Extract from the Diary of Dr. Watson
4  He is known to have held papers which he used for blackmailing purposes.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In VII. THE ADVENTURE OF CHARLES AUGUSTUS MILVERTON
5  He is the king of all the blackmailers.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In VII. THE ADVENTURE OF CHARLES AUGUSTUS MILVERTON
6  If ever he blackmailed an innocent person, then indeed we should have him, but he is as cunning as the Evil One.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In VII. THE ADVENTURE OF CHARLES AUGUSTUS MILVERTON
Example Sentence:
1  Apparently bribery and blackmail is legal if you work for Congress.
2  In a position of authority, a weakness for the opposite sex leaves you open to blackmail.
3  He was blackmailed by an enemy agent.