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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President Joe Biden attempted to appease Iran by relaxing sanctions, another ploy that failed.
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Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
The cry had been a ploy by ISIS to get everyone to leave.
—Anand Gopal, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026
Conventional wisdom dictates that parading around a pup is a political ploy meant to humanize politicians.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026
There’s the White House and its malicious megaphone of mindlessness; the generative AI advocates and their pushy, pathetic ploys; the Major League Baseball owners and their dedication to self-destruction.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 20 Feb. 2026
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Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
The cry had been a ploy by ISIS to get everyone to leave.
—Anand Gopal, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026
Conventional wisdom dictates that parading around a pup is a political ploy meant to humanize politicians.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026
There’s the White House and its malicious megaphone of mindlessness; the generative AI advocates and their pushy, pathetic ploys; the Major League Baseball owners and their dedication to self-destruction.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 20 Feb. 2026
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 16 Mar. 2026.
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ploy
noun
: a trick designed to embarrass or upset an opponent
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