Sentence examples for distraction ploy from inspiring English sources
Once the grilled cuttlefish (squishy, fishy) and the sweet-chili corn (passable, but with a cloying coconut mayo) arrive, a suspicion arises: the drinks were just a distraction ploy, the rainbow in a vast flavorless sky.
They tried the old distraction ploy on me a few times, and then used the "cheaper and lesser known" theme park second option card, as well as just plain told me straight up, we would not be going there because it was too expensive.
For Bibi, a two-state solution is a ploy and distraction--thus full speed ahead on settlements, apartheidization, and rejection of anyone as an acceptable "partner" for a peace agreement that establishes a viable Palestine.
What are you doing back so early?" We're told that Trump is a master of distraction, that every time he tweets or barks or honks it is a carefully stage-managed ploy to keep our attention away from his hidden agenda.
"This latest ploy to encourage Tribune Publishing shareholders to withhold their votes at the 2016 annual meeting is a distraction from the real issue, which is whether the Gannett proposal is credible.
Another negotiating ploy?
