blackmail attempt

Frequency: 7.08.1 per million words

an act of trying to blackmail someone

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Examples (10)

  • The police foiled a clumsy blackmail attempt against the celebrity.
  • He was arrested and charged for his blatant blackmail attempt.
  • She immediately reported the blackmail attempt to the authorities.
  • The anonymous email was clearly a blackmail attempt, demanding money for silence.
  • The leaked documents were part of a sophisticated political blackmail attempt.
  • The corporation's cybersecurity team thwarted a major blackmail attempt.
  • The victim of the blackmail attempt bravely refused to pay the ransom.
  • Evidence from the recorded phone call proved it was a calculated blackmail attempt.
  • During the trial, he denied that his actions constituted a blackmail attempt.
  • Crying to get what you want is a classic emotional blackmail attempt.