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

He ran up debts, plundered her money and spun a story about a blackmailer from prison coming for them.

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2025

According to Aron, a federal criminal investigation ultimately led to the arrest of the blackmailer, who Aron says was convicted of a felony and spent nearly a year in jail.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 12, 2023

I knew the trajectory of the Jeff relationship and that he was the blackmailer.

From New York Times • Jan. 16, 2022

“Maybe not,” said the Prime Minister, standing up and striding about the room, “but I would have put all my efforts into catching the blackmailer before he committed any such atrocity!”

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling