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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With the cost of a national Big Game campaign rising significantly, some of Madison Avenue’s top denizens have tested the ploy.
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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 29 Jan. 2026
In another clip, the actress is joined poolside by Matthew McConaughey as the duo discuss whether or not football is a ploy to sell food.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
In the late 1800s, the Mountain House Hotel owners created a manmade version of Firefall by pushing a bonfire off Glacier Point’s edge in a ploy to attract tourism.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 18 Jan. 2026
Powell said the probe is a ploy to pressure him to lower rates.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2026
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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 29 Jan. 2026
In another clip, the actress is joined poolside by Matthew McConaughey as the duo discuss whether or not football is a ploy to sell food.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
In the late 1800s, the Mountain House Hotel owners created a manmade version of Firefall by pushing a bonfire off Glacier Point’s edge in a ploy to attract tourism.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 18 Jan. 2026
Powell said the probe is a ploy to pressure him to lower rates.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 16 Jan. 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 3 Feb. 2026.
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ploy
noun
: a trick designed to embarrass or upset an opponent
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