Sentence examples for a ploy from inspiring English sources

"a ploy" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It means a clever or cunning plan or strategy to achieve a particular goal or to deceive someone. Example: The politician's promise to cut taxes was just a ploy to win votes.

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Byrd was a ploy.

The New Yorker

It was a ploy".

The Guardian

"This is all a ploy".

The New York Times

Could such a ploy prevail?

The Economist

I suspect it was a ploy.

The New York Times - Sports

Such a ploy cannot be ruled out.

The Economist

But, anyway, they are all a ploy.

The New Yorker

"I don't think it's a ploy.

The Guardian - Sport

That's true, it's not a ploy.

The New York Times

I don't think it's a ploy, gosh".

The New York Times

This is a ruse, a ploy.

The Guardian

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