Explore Blackmail through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like extortion or blackjack. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Blackmail in a sentence
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Blackmail meaning
- The extortion of money or favors by threats of public accusation, critique, or exposure.
- Compromising material that can be used to extort someone.
Using Blackmail
- The main meaning on this page is: The extortion of money or favors by threats of public accusation, critique, or exposure. | Compromising material that can be used to extort someone. | Compromising material that can be used to extort someone.
- Useful related words include: extortion, blackjack, pressure, influence.
- In the example corpus, blackmail often appears in combinations such as: to blackmail, of blackmail, blackmail and.
Context around Blackmail
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 10 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Blackmail
- In this selection, "blackmail" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, further, emotionally, emotional, combs, saying and attempt stand out and add context to how "blackmail" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include charge of blackmail and and later blackmail them seeking. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "blackmail" sits close to words such as contemporaries, dudley and duly, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with blackmail
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
But I did not blackmail her. (6 words)
He also referred to the boycott as "blackmail". (8 words)
Basically surrender and allow the terrorists another blackmail in a year, huh? (12 words)
Ben Brafman, a lawyer for Combs, said Ventura filed a lawsuit "riddled with baseless and outrageous lies" after a failed attempt to blackmail Combs into paying her $30 million by threatening to write a damaging book about their relationship. (39 words)
Billionaire Elon Musk said Wednesday that advertisers who have halted spending on his social media platform X in response to antisemitic and other hateful material are engaging in "blackmail" and, using a profanity, essentially told them to go away. (39 words)
However, all the survivors received the same ominous symbol; this seeming blackmail attempt encourages Nat and Misty to search for Travis, who they soon learn has been murdered in a ritualistic manner. (32 words)
Basically surrender and allow the terrorists another blackmail in a year, huh? (12 words)
Example sentences (20)
According to a garda witness, Mr Suchowiecka had four previous convictions, including one charge of blackmail.
Ahemba alleged that the PDP engaged in a campaign to discredit and blackmail the judiciary by orchestrating a protest in the state capital following the recent court ruling.
A MAN from Abergele is to be sentenced next month after pleading guilty to a charge of blackmail.
A Northampton man set up a fake online ‘catfishing’ profile to try and blackmail another man out of money, a court heart.
As the tribunal begins sitting today, let Labour and its senior partner, the PDP stop further blackmail of the judiciary.
A teenage boy has been charged with blackmail and sextortion after allegedly threatening to release intimate photos of more than one teenage girl.
Basically surrender and allow the terrorists another blackmail in a year, huh?
Ben Brafman, a lawyer for Combs, said Ventura filed a lawsuit "riddled with baseless and outrageous lies" after a failed attempt to blackmail Combs into paying her $30 million by threatening to write a damaging book about their relationship.
Billionaire Elon Musk said Wednesday that advertisers who have halted spending on his social media platform X in response to antisemitic and other hateful material are engaging in "blackmail" and, using a profanity, essentially told them to go away.
But Craig caught wind of this on Friday night - and appeared to emotionally blackmail her.
But customers say it is "emotional blackmail" when the help-yourself beer fridge at a baseball game pings for a gratuity.
But I did not blackmail her.
Combs accused Ventura of blackmail, saying her aim was to “tarnish” his reputation and gain a payout.
He advised President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari not to bow to pressure and blackmail through ongoing sponsorship of riots to trigger election shift.
He also referred to the boycott as "blackmail".
He lamented that opposition governors have compromised their parties and have failed to perform their role as opposition because of harassment and blackmail.
He said nobody can blackmail the G5 governors to drop the political advocacy because it is a fight they must surely win.
He would record the videos without their knowledge and later blackmail them seeking sexual favours.
However, all the survivors received the same ominous symbol; this seeming blackmail attempt encourages Nat and Misty to search for Travis, who they soon learn has been murdered in a ritualistic manner.
However, despite these actions, Alston and Bird's report says they do not constitute blackmail or extortion.
Common combinations with blackmail
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to blackmail 47×
- of blackmail 33×
- blackmail and 23×
- and blackmail 19×
- blackmail him 12×
- blackmail the 9×
- emotional blackmail 8×
- the blackmail 8×
- as blackmail 7×
- blackmail her 5×