The phrase "decoy by" is grammatically correct and usable in written English.
It means to lure or entice someone into a trap or false impression. Example: The hunter set up a decoy by placing a fake duck in the pond to attract other ducks.
The boy had been detained by immigration officials who said he was used as a decoy by a people-smuggling ring.
Brown sat beside a propane heater with his gloves off, listening more than he talked, slowly steering a decoy by its line.
The boy was taken into custody by immigration agents who said he was being used as a decoy by a group smuggling women into the country.
Had Smith scored from first on Terry Pendleton's eighth-inning double, instead of falling for a decoy by Twins infielders, Morris might have lost, 1-0.
The move paid off quickly as Lindros opened the scoring six minutes into the game, off a nifty pass from Barnaby, while Bure played the decoy by rushing to the net.
A seriously funny take on a never-ending dilemma … This is Liza Weber on Decoy by Rebecca Evans Evanss maps in motion our modern orbit where her dancers lap the stage at a pace that is hardly pedestrian.
The inhibitory effect of TNFα production by NFκB decoy transfected by cationic liposomes was much stronger than that by naked NFκB decoy, because the amount of cellular association of NFκB transfected by cationic liposome decoy was 7 times higher than that of naked NFκB decoy.
The prices paid for decoys by well-known makers -- as well as some whose creators are unknown -- have soared.
These particular pieces of RNA act as decoys by locking on to the enzyme used by flu viruses to make copies of themselves.
By the end of this adroitly executed show, another woman will have been bound, hand and foot, by a man, but not before the act of sadism has been decoyed by good will.
Biogen scientists crafted decoys by cloning and attaching the binding site of LFA-3 onto the Y-shaped tail of a harmless antibody.
