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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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Jason Segel's ploy to help Brett Goldstein to shed his Ted Lasso character was born out of first-hand experience.
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Esther Kang, People.com, 9 Oct. 2024
These non-actresses utilize attack-first ploys (even when asking questions), with the objective of scoring points or goals.
—Armond White, National Review, 20 Sep. 2024
The public is likely going to perceive the use of generative AI as a clever ploy, but the novelty is going to be overshadowed by whether the AI is suitably fair and balanced.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
These types of ploys will generally lead customers to a fake login portal, which will capture their login details.
—Will McCurdy, PCMAG, 13 Oct. 2024
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Esther Kang, People.com, 9 Oct. 2024
These non-actresses utilize attack-first ploys (even when asking questions), with the objective of scoring points or goals.
—Armond White, National Review, 20 Sep. 2024
The public is likely going to perceive the use of generative AI as a clever ploy, but the novelty is going to be overshadowed by whether the AI is suitably fair and balanced.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
These types of ploys will generally lead customers to a fake login portal, which will capture their login details.
—Will McCurdy, PCMAG, 13 Oct. 2024
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“Ploy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ploy. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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ploy
noun
: a trick designed to embarrass or upset an opponent
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