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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As part of his ploy, Pham sent an initial delivery of 20 samples of electronic devices that supposedly needed repairs.
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Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 24 June 2025
Avoid generic, spammy tactics, over-automation or dishonest ploys.
—Samuel Darwin, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
The three Gunn siblings, heirs to their father’s media empire, are forced to move from New York to California when dad launches his senatorial campaign in a ploy to rehab his image.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 June 2025
Yes, Luke and Tally get back together at the end of FUBAR season 2, but their relationship problems were actually a ploy all along.
—Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 17 June 2025
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Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 24 June 2025
Avoid generic, spammy tactics, over-automation or dishonest ploys.
—Samuel Darwin, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
The three Gunn siblings, heirs to their father’s media empire, are forced to move from New York to California when dad launches his senatorial campaign in a ploy to rehab his image.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 June 2025
Yes, Luke and Tally get back together at the end of FUBAR season 2, but their relationship problems were actually a ploy all along.
—Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 17 June 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 4 Jul. 2025.
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noun
: a trick designed to embarrass or upset an opponent
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