Examples of ploy in a Sentence
Her story about being sick is only a ploy to get you to give her money.
asking me to take her shopping turned out to be a ploy to get me to the surprise party
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The ploy broke a decades-long taboo in German politics.
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Jim Tankersley, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
And Gabriel Macht and Rick Hoffman on Suits LA is more of a curiosity ploy than a long-term maneuver.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
There seems to be an active ploy to hit the left wing.
—Mark Carey, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
Outscoring the opposition appears to be the chief ploy from here on in, with defensive injuries and (dis)organisation unlikely to be fixed short term.
—Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
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Jim Tankersley, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
And Gabriel Macht and Rick Hoffman on Suits LA is more of a curiosity ploy than a long-term maneuver.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
There seems to be an active ploy to hit the left wing.
—Mark Carey, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
Outscoring the opposition appears to be the chief ploy from here on in, with defensive injuries and (dis)organisation unlikely to be fixed short term.
—Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ploy
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“Ploy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ploy. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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ploy
noun
: a trick designed to embarrass or upset an opponent
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