ploy Sentence Examples

  1. The politician used a clever ploy to avoid answering the journalist's question.
  2. The thief employed a cunning ploy to distract the security guard.
  3. The marketing team devised a brilliant ploy to increase brand awareness.
  4. The enemy forces employed a deceitful ploy to lure us into a trap.
  5. The lawyer used a legal ploy to delay the trial.
  6. The diplomat used a subtle ploy to negotiate a favorable agreement.
  7. The salesman used a charming ploy to convince the customer to purchase the product.
  8. The detective suspected that the suspect was using a ploy to conceal their true motives.
  9. The strategist used a daring ploy to surprise the opposing team.
  10. The company used a clever ploy to gain an unfair advantage in the market.

ploy Meaning

Wordnet

ploy (n)

an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker

a maneuver in a game or conversation

Webster

ploy (n.)

Sport; frolic.

Webster

ploy (v. i.)

To form a column from a line of troops on some designated subdivision; -- the opposite of deploy.

FAQs About the word ploy

an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker, a maneuver in a game or conversationSport; frolic., To form a column from a line of troops on

scheme,ruse, trick, dodge, jig, fetch, gambit, gimmick,device, knack

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The politician used a clever ploy to avoid answering the journalist's question.

The thief employed a cunning ploy to distract the security guard.

The marketing team devised a brilliant ploy to increase brand awareness.

The enemy forces employed a deceitful ploy to lure us into a trap.