blackmailer

Example Sentences

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Not a bad legacy, considering George Downing is summarized by his biographer thus: “Liar, blackmailer, seducer and thief, this double-dealing shapeshifter would betray both friends and principles without a moment’s misgiving.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Many have commended her for speaking out, and have condemned the "arrogance" of her blackmailer, and his "perverted" behaviour.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2023

It certainly doesn’t help that her husband, the true blackmailer, is also dredging up the past.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2022

“The real people are still there, with their problems and potential, hopes and dreams,” says Keating’s wife, a brilliant archaeologist and astute political blackmailer whose “tanned skin is flawless.”

From New York Times • Jun. 8, 2021

This woman is nothing more than a blackmailer.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron