ply with
phrasal verb
plied with; plying with; plies with
: to offer or give (something) to (someone) repeatedly or constantly
Waiters plied guests with wine and hors d'oeuvres.
He plied me with questions.
Examples of ply with in a Sentence
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They were lied to, threatened, blackmailed and plied with alcohol and drugs.
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Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2024
The princesses were plied with tranquilizers, cocaine, amphetamines, and alcohol; they were guarded at all times, abused, and deprived of food and water.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2024
Despite being plied with Russian attention, regional actors hardly behave as Russia’s docile clients.
—Frederic Wehrey, Foreign Affairs, 18 Oct. 2021
The suit says some of the guests were minors younger than 16 who were plied with drugs and alcohol at Diddy’s Miami Beach home.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2024
Often with the same clients that went untreated, and sometimes plied with drugs or alcohol, when they were fraudulently denied rehab services.
—Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 26 Feb. 2024
The first story, by an anonymous author, is about how the writer was plied with drinks and raped.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 11 Feb. 2024
These people were taken to sober living homes where they were ignored, denied counseling, warehoused and, according to court records, witnesses and one autopsy report, plied with alcohol.
—The Arizona Republic, 16 Jan. 2024
Afterward we were taken, along with some students working on the site, to the small town below for a lunch in the community hall served by local women wearing traditional outfits, where we were plied with a further succession of regional elixirs.
—Tom Vanderbilt, Travel + Leisure, 2 Dec. 2023
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Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2024
The princesses were plied with tranquilizers, cocaine, amphetamines, and alcohol; they were guarded at all times, abused, and deprived of food and water.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2024
Despite being plied with Russian attention, regional actors hardly behave as Russia’s docile clients.
—Frederic Wehrey, Foreign Affairs, 18 Oct. 2021
The suit says some of the guests were minors younger than 16 who were plied with drugs and alcohol at Diddy’s Miami Beach home.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2024
Often with the same clients that went untreated, and sometimes plied with drugs or alcohol, when they were fraudulently denied rehab services.
—Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 26 Feb. 2024
The first story, by an anonymous author, is about how the writer was plied with drinks and raped.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 11 Feb. 2024
These people were taken to sober living homes where they were ignored, denied counseling, warehoused and, according to court records, witnesses and one autopsy report, plied with alcohol.
—The Arizona Republic, 16 Jan. 2024
Afterward we were taken, along with some students working on the site, to the small town below for a lunch in the community hall served by local women wearing traditional outfits, where we were plied with a further succession of regional elixirs.
—Tom Vanderbilt, Travel + Leisure, 2 Dec. 2023
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“Ply with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ply%20with. Accessed 28 Dec. 2024.
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