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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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Vape companies are notorious for selling products in kid-friendly flavors such as Banana Taffy Freeze and Cherry Bomb, and screen vapes may be the next ploy to hook kids.
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Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2024
But, honestly, we’re not convinced that this story isn’t just a ploy to get out of having to top last year’s Halloween couples costume, in which Kravitz was Rosemary and Tatum was her demon spawn from Rosemary’s Baby.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2024
Gascón’s decision has been criticized by those who say the move is a political ploy to bolster his reelection campaign.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
Republicans have criticized it, questioning CMS' authority to make the extra payments and calling them a political ploy in an election year.
—Susan Jaffe, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2024
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Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2024
But, honestly, we’re not convinced that this story isn’t just a ploy to get out of having to top last year’s Halloween couples costume, in which Kravitz was Rosemary and Tatum was her demon spawn from Rosemary’s Baby.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2024
Gascón’s decision has been criticized by those who say the move is a political ploy to bolster his reelection campaign.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
Republicans have criticized it, questioning CMS' authority to make the extra payments and calling them a political ploy in an election year.
—Susan Jaffe, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Ploy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ploy. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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ploy
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: a trick designed to embarrass or upset an opponent
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