Sentence examples for only a ploy from inspiring English sources
But it was only a ploy to fool the runner, Reddick.
The sense of deadlock was compounded when Mr. Sadr reappeared late in the day at the Imam Ali shrine, according to a Reuters report that quoted an aide to the cleric, and said the tentative truce might be only a ploy to trick his men into laying down their arms.
So perhaps the call for a third runway at Heathrow is only a ploy to get at the leadership - as Tim Yeo put it, is the PM "a man or a mouse"?
Anything that focuses on Iran is off-limits, as it's only a ploy to divert the world's attention from the root cause of all evil and instability, Israel, in an otherwise serene and sedate region.
A22 NATIONAL A22-33 Democrats in House Rally To Defeat Tax Cut Bill Democrats pushed for enough votes to defeat a large tax-cut bill that House leaders are bringing to the floor, accusing Republican leaders of including child tax credits for low-income families in the bill only as a ploy to enact larger ones.
Democrats pushed today for enough votes to defeat a large tax-cut bill that House leaders are bringing to the floor on Thursday, accusing Republican leaders of including child tax credits for low-income families in the bill only as a ploy to enact bigger cuts for wealthier taxpayers.
But anti-Communists saw only a Castro ploy to whip up anti-U.S. sentiment in Cuba.
To claim that this is only a partisan ploy cuts off any dialogue.
It's not that we wanted to suck the fun out of the holiday by telling our kids that Santa was only a marketing ploy developed by the Coca-Cola Company in 1922 to convince the public that Coke wasn't just a hot weather beverage.
It's just a ploy for revenue.
