Example sentences for: ploy

How can you use “ploy” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • And that was a very interesting ploy on Meet the Press .

  • It might be a political ploy to help his ruling Kuomintang Party, it said, but it is doubtful that this will work, since public opinion on the island wants peaceful relations with Beijing and is not united behind independence.

  • The magazine calls Teletubbies a marketing ploy cloaked as education.

  • The Israeli leadership at the conference reacted to the grenade attack by insisting that it would only discuss security issues with the Palestinians, a stance the NYT calls a "dramatic negotiating ploy," probably not the most apt phrase, since there's little doubt that the Israeli concern about safety from terrorism is heartfelt.

  • Walking away is a good ploy if you have the time.


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