virtually blackmail

Examples (10)

• She says she was virtually blackmailed into giving up her claim to the property.
• The corporation virtually blackmailed the town by threatening to move its factory elsewhere.
• He felt he was being virtually blackmailed into apologizing for something he didn't do.
• My boss virtually blackmailed me into working on the weekend by hinting at a negative performance review.
• By threatening to expose his past, she was virtually blackmailing him for his silence.
• The media outlet virtually blackmailed the politician into giving an exclusive interview.
• The larger nation virtually blackmailed its smaller neighbor with trade sanctions to force a political agreement.
• They were virtually blackmailed into silence, afraid of the repercussions if they spoke out.
• Don't let them virtually blackmail you with emotional manipulation.
• The activist group virtually blackmailed the company into adopting greener policies by threatening a boycott.