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  1. Jun 15, 2022 · 'Ploy' in a sentence: Her story about being sick is only a ploy to get you to give her money.

  2. Learn how to use "ploy" in a sentence with 46 example sentences on YourDictionary.

  3. Examples of 'ploy' in a sentence. Examples from Collins dictionaries. Christmas should be a time of excitement and wonder, not a cynical marketing ploy. Examples from the Collins Corpus.

  4. noun. 1. a manoeuvre or tactic in a game, conversation, etc; stratagem; gambit. 2. any business, job, hobby, etc, with which one is occupied. angling is my latest ploy. 3. mainly British. a frolic, escapade, or practical joke. Collins English Dictionary.

  5. A ploy is a way of behaving that someone plans carefully and secretly in order to gain an advantage for themselves.

  6. something that is done or said in order to get an advantage, often dishonestly: There are various ploys we can use if necessary. [ + to infinitive ] He only said he had a meeting as a ploy to get her to leave. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Plotting & trapping. be in league with someone idiom. cahoots. catch someone out. chemtrail.

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  8. something that is done or said in order to get an advantage, often dishonestly: There are various ploys we can use if necessary. [ + to infinitive ] He only said he had a meeting as a ploy to get her to leave. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Plotting & trapping.