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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Her husband went along with the ploy and could be seen reaching an arm out to save her, all while dressed in his Armani wedding tux.
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Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
As with all Survivor ploys, if the rules don’t explicitly forbid it — heck, get in there and work it to your advantage!
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 24 Sep. 2025
Now, some naysayers may argue that this administration's speech concerns are merely a cynical ploy.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
Morgan’s high-potential son uses this factoid as a ploy to get cookies before dinner.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
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Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
As with all Survivor ploys, if the rules don’t explicitly forbid it — heck, get in there and work it to your advantage!
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 24 Sep. 2025
Now, some naysayers may argue that this administration's speech concerns are merely a cynical ploy.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
Morgan’s high-potential son uses this factoid as a ploy to get cookies before dinner.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 17 Sep. 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 8 Oct. 2025.
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noun
: a trick designed to embarrass or upset an opponent
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